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==Current services==
==Current services==
From Monday to Wednesday, an hourly service operates on the line. Trains alternate every hour between shuttle services to and from {{stnlink|Coleraine}}, and through services to and from {{stnlink|Great Victoria Street}}. The shuttle services connect with trains to and from {{stnlink|Londonderry Waterside}}.
From Monday to Friday, an hourly service operates on the line. Trains alternate every hour between shuttle services to and from {{stnlink|Coleraine}}, and through services to and from {{stnlink|Great Victoria Street}}. The shuttle services connect with trains to and from {{stnlink|Londonderry Waterside}}.


On Sunday, there are no through services to Belfast, and the line only operates a shuttle service to Coleraine every two hours. Passengers intending for stations elsewhere on the [[Belfast-Derry railway line]] must change trains at Coleraine.
On Sunday, there are no through services to Belfast, and the line only operates a shuttle service to Coleraine every two hours. Passengers intending for stations elsewhere on the [[Belfast-Derry railway line]] must change trains at Coleraine.

Revision as of 14:54, 2 August 2018

Portrush line
Dhu Varren station.
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNorthern Ireland
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeRegional rail
Heavy rail
SystemNI Railways
Route numberNIR Service 4
Operator(s)NI Railways
Rolling stockClass 3000 "C3K"
Class 4000 "C4K"
History
Opened1855
Technical
Number of tracksSingle track
CharacterBranch line
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Irish gauge
ElectrificationUn-electrified
Operating speed70 mph (110 km/h)
Route map

Portrush
Dhu Varren
Cromore
University
Belfast–Derry line
to Derry ~ Londonderry
Coleraine Belfast-Derry railway line
Belfast–Derry line
to Lanyon Place

The Coleraine–Portrush line is a short branch railway line in Northern Ireland between the town of Coleraine in County Londonderry and the seaside resort of Portrush in County Antrim. The line, which is operated by Northern Ireland Railways, has two intermediate halts and connects to the main Belfast–Derry line at Coleraine.

Current services

From Monday to Friday, an hourly service operates on the line. Trains alternate every hour between shuttle services to and from Coleraine, and through services to and from Great Victoria Street. The shuttle services connect with trains to and from Londonderry Waterside.

On Sunday, there are no through services to Belfast, and the line only operates a shuttle service to Coleraine every two hours. Passengers intending for stations elsewhere on the Belfast-Derry railway line must change trains at Coleraine.

History

The line was built as part of the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway, authorised in 1853. The engineer was Charles Lanyon and the contractor and major sponsor of the line was William Dargan. It was opened in 1855. In 1860, a junction with the Derry line was made at Coleraine, leaving the line from there to the terminus at Portrush as a branch.[1][page needed]

Winter services were suspended from 1960, but opening of the New University of Ulster near Coleraine saw them restored, together with the addition of new halts at University (1968) and Dhu Varren (1969), to cater for student travel.

The intermediate station for Portstewart (via the Portstewart Tramway) was located at Cromore and closed in 1964. This station then reopened in 1968 but closed again in 1988.[2][page needed]

References

  1. ^ Currie, J.R.L. (1973). The Northern Counties Railway. Vol. vol. 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5934-7. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ Rowledge, J.W.P. (1995). A regional history of railways. Vol. vol. 16 – Ireland. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-906899-63-X. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)