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==History==
==History==
''Bridge End'' (as it was known when it opened on 9 May 1977) replaced the nearby [[Ballymacarrett railway station|Ballymacarrett station]] (opened 1 May 1905 and closed on 9 May 1977).<ref>{{cite web | title= Bridge End, Ballymacarrett and Victoria Park stations| work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> The platforms of this station can still be seen from passing trains, as can the platforms for [[Victoria Park railway station (Belfast)|Victoria Park]], another station before Sydenham which closed in the late 1980s.
''Bridge End'' (as it was known when it opened on Monday 9 May 1977) replaced the nearby [[Ballymacarrett railway station|Ballymacarrett station]] (opened 1 May 1905 and closed on Monday 9 May 1977).<ref>{{cite web | title= Bridge End, Ballymacarrett and Victoria Park stations| work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> The platforms of this station can still be seen from passing trains, as can the platforms for [[Victoria Park railway station (Belfast)|Victoria Park]], another station before Sydenham which closed in the late 1980s.


Bridge End station was officially renamed "Titanic Quarter" in March 2012 to coincide with the opening of developments in the nearby Titanic Quarter area. In addition, there is planned work which will include improvements to pedestrian and cycle access and new signage from the rail halt into the Quarter.
Bridge End station was officially renamed "Titanic Quarter" in March 2012 to coincide with the opening of developments in the nearby Titanic Quarter area. In addition, there is planned work which will include improvements to pedestrian and cycle access and new signage from the rail halt into the Quarter.

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Titanic Quarter

Bridge End
NI Railways
General information
LocationBelfast
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates54°36′07″N 5°54′23″W / 54.6019°N 5.9064°W / 54.6019; -5.9064
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1977Opened as Bridge End
2008Refurbished
2012Further refurbishment
Renamed to Titanic Quarter

Titanic Quarter railway station (sometimes still referred to as Bridge End) is located in the townland of Ballymacarrett in east Belfast. It is a short walk from the SSE Arena and Titanic Quarter.

History

Bridge End (as it was known when it opened on Monday 9 May 1977) replaced the nearby Ballymacarrett station (opened 1 May 1905 and closed on Monday 9 May 1977).[1] The platforms of this station can still be seen from passing trains, as can the platforms for Victoria Park, another station before Sydenham which closed in the late 1980s.

Bridge End station was officially renamed "Titanic Quarter" in March 2012 to coincide with the opening of developments in the nearby Titanic Quarter area. In addition, there is planned work which will include improvements to pedestrian and cycle access and new signage from the rail halt into the Quarter.

Service

Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service westbound towards Belfast Central, Portadown or Newry, and eastbound to Bangor. Extra services operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Belfast Central   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor
  Sydenham
  Historical railways  
Belfast Central
Line and station open
style="background:#Template:NIRColor; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor
style="background:#Template:NIRColor; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Victoria Park
Line open, station closed

References

  1. ^ "Bridge End, Ballymacarrett and Victoria Park stations" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.