Dhu Varren railway station explained

Dhu Varren
Native Name Lang:ga
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ni
Address:Portrush
Country:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:55.1964°N -6.6614°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Years:1969
2008
Events:Station opened
Station refurbished
Owned:NI Railways
Operator:NI Railways
Map Type:Northern Ireland#Island of Ireland
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Dhu Varren (Irish: Dúbhearn)[1] is a railway halt in the townland of Glenmanus at the western edge of Portrush in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is an unstaffed halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line, less than a mile from the terminus, with a single platform.

It was opened on 10 February 1969 mainly to cater for travel to the station at Coleraine University.[2]

Service

Monday to Friday, the first 2 trains from Portrush are through trains to Belfast Grand Central then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush

On Saturdays, the first train from Portrush is a through train to Belfast Grand Central. For the rest of the day, an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush

On Sunday, there is an hourly service to Portrush and Coleraine, and a service extension to Belfast Grand Central every two hours.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dúbhearn/Dhu Varren.
  2. Book: Rowledge, J. W. P. . A regional history of railways . Atlantic Transport Publishers . 1995 . 0-906899-63-X . 16 – Ireland . Penryn.
  3. Web site: 2024-10-13 . Derry~Londonderry Line NIRailways / Derry~Londonderry Line . 2024-10-13 . translink.co.uk.