Poyntzpass railway station explained

Poyntzpass
Name Lang:EN
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:ni
Type:Commuter Rail
Address:Poyntzpass
Borough:County Armagh
Country:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.2924°N -6.372°W
Line:Belfast-Newry line (1)
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Years:1862
Events:Station opened
Years1:1965
Events1:Station closed
Years2:1984
Events2:Station re-opened
Owned:NI Railways
Operator:NI Railways
Zone:4[1]
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Map State:collapsed
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Poyntzpass railway station serves Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Poyntzpass is the least-used railway station in Northern Ireland, with just 2,362 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2023/24 financial year.

History

The station was opened on 6 January 1862. It was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority in 1965, and reopened in 1984 by Northern Ireland Railways.

Service

As of Autumn 2022, there is a limited service from the station, with five trains towards and four towards on Mondays to Fridays; three trains towards Newry and two towards Bangor on Saturdays; and no services on Sundays.[2]

Poyntzpass railway station is on the Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the Enterprise service en route to .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iLink Zone information . translink.co.uk . Translink . 4 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Timetables - Translink. 2022-10-05. Translink.