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| ⚫ | Aldergrove railway station could be reopened to serve [[Belfast International Airport]]. As the [[Lisburn–Antrim railway line]] is closed, plans for a station to serve the airport (a few hundred yards away) are aspirational. The Department for Regional Development Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy stated in 2014 that "The re-opened Antrim to Knockmore/Lisburn line could also present an opportunity to establish a rail link to Belfast International Airport (BIA), although such investment is less likely to be economically viable until airport passengers grow to at least 10 million. Passenger throughput in 2013 was just 4 million. Given the important role of BIA as a gateway into Northern Ireland for tourism and inward investment, a feasibility study should be undertaken to consider investment in a rail link if passenger numbers grow towards 10 million by 2030 as predicted by the airport operator."<ref>[https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/drd/railway-investment-priorisation-strategy_1.pdf paragraph 3.34]</ref> By 2019, passenger numbers had grown to 6,278,563.<ref>[https://www.caa.co.uk/Documents/Download/3951/e925ed1f-e4b5-4d12-ad1c-e95e0b5b3307/1330 CAA Annual Airport Data 2019 - Table 09 - Terminal and Transit Passengers]</ref> The line, and plans for a station here, between [[Crumlin railway station, Northern Ireland|Crumlin]] and [[Antrim railway station|Antrim]] could be revived under plans to operate a Belfast - Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast circular route.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} |
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| ⚫ | As the [[Lisburn–Antrim railway line]] is closed, plans for a station to serve the airport (a few hundred yards away) are aspirational. The Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy stated in 2014 that "The re-opened Antrim to Knockmore/Lisburn line could also present an opportunity to establish a rail link to Belfast International Airport (BIA), although such investment is less likely to be economically viable until airport passengers grow to at least 10 million. Passenger throughput in 2013 was just 4 million. Given the important role of BIA as a gateway into Northern Ireland for tourism and inward investment, a feasibility study should be undertaken to consider investment in a rail link if passenger numbers grow towards 10 million by 2030 as predicted by the airport operator."<ref>[https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/drd/railway-investment-priorisation-strategy_1.pdf paragraph 3.34]</ref> The line, and plans for a station here, between [[Crumlin railway station, Northern Ireland|Crumlin]] and [[Antrim railway station|Antrim]] could be revived under plans to operate a Belfast - Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast circular route.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} |
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Aldergrove | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Aldergrove, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°38′44″N 6°14′29″W / 54.6455°N 6.2413°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| Key dates | |
| 12 November 1871 | Station opened |
| 12 September 1960 | Station closed |
Aldergrove railway station is a former railway station which served the hamlet/townland of Aldergrove in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was south of Antrim, near RAF Aldergrove and Belfast International Airport.
History
The station was opened in 1871 by the Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway, which in 1879 became part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). In 1958 it passed to the Ulster Transport Authority, which withdrew passenger services from the line and closed the station in 1960.
Proposals
Aldergrove railway station could be reopened to serve Belfast International Airport. As the Lisburn–Antrim railway line is closed, plans for a station to serve the airport (a few hundred yards away) are aspirational. The Department for Regional Development Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy stated in 2014 that "The re-opened Antrim to Knockmore/Lisburn line could also present an opportunity to establish a rail link to Belfast International Airport (BIA), although such investment is less likely to be economically viable until airport passengers grow to at least 10 million. Passenger throughput in 2013 was just 4 million. Given the important role of BIA as a gateway into Northern Ireland for tourism and inward investment, a feasibility study should be undertaken to consider investment in a rail link if passenger numbers grow towards 10 million by 2030 as predicted by the airport operator."[1] By 2019, passenger numbers had grown to 6,278,563.[2] The line, and plans for a station here, between Crumlin and Antrim could be revived under plans to operate a Belfast - Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast circular route.[citation needed]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Crumlin | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Lisburn-Antrim (disused) |
Millars Bridge |
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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