Sydenham railway station (Northern Ireland)

Sydenham
NI Railways
Sydenham railway station in 2007
General information
LocationBelfast
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°36′33″N 5°52′38″W / 54.6093°N 5.8773°W / 54.6093; -5.8773
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Bangor
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1851Opened
2008Refurbished
Passengers
2022/23222,023 [1]
2023/24Increase 271,496 [2]
Route map

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Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Dublin railway line Belfast-Larne railway line Belfast-Newry railway line Bus interchange
City Hospital Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Botanic Tunnel
Botanic Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Lanyon Place Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Titanic Quarter
(Bridge End)
Queen's Quay
1976
1950
Ballymacarrett
1976
Victoria Park
1981
Sydenham Belfast City Airport
Tillysburn
1945
Kinnegar
1957
Holywood
Marino
Cultra
Craigavad
1957
Seahill
Helen's Bay
Crawfordsburn
1997
Carnalea
Bangor West
Bangor Bus interchange
Location
Sydenham is located in Northern Ireland
Sydenham
Sydenham
Location within Northern Ireland
Sydenham is located in island of Ireland
Sydenham
Sydenham
Location on the Island of Ireland
Map

Sydenham railway station is located in the townland of Ballymisert in east Belfast, and is within walking distance of Belfast City Airport and Victoria Park.[3] The station is unstaffed, and was opened on 1 November 1851.

Service

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Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly westbound service towards Belfast Grand Central in one direction, and a half-hourly eastbound service towards Holywood and Bangor in the other, with extra services at peak times.

In the evenings, the service reduces to hourly operation. Some peak-time express trains will pass through this station without stopping.

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.[4]

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Titanic Quarter   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor
  Holywood
  Historical railways  
Victoria Park
Line open, station closed
  Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Bangor
  Holywood
Line and station open
  Proposed  
Titanic Quarter   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor
  Tillysburn

References

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  1. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ Discoverer Map Series Belfast (D ed.), Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, 2005, ISBN 978-1-905306-02-2
  4. ^ "_Bangor Line **From Sun 13 October NIRailways / Bangor Line". translink.co.uk. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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