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Location
	Botanic Location within Northern Ireland

Botanic
Botanic
General information
Location	Belfast; Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°35′18″N 5°55′58″W / 54.5884°N 5.9328°W
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1976	Opened
2008	Refurbished
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Location
	Botanic Location within Northern Ireland

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Botanic railway station serves the Botanic area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland and students for Queen's University Belfast; it is also near Shaftesbury Square which is along Botanic Avenue. It is named after the nearby Belfast Botanic Gardens. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being City Hospital, Lanyon Place, and the under-construction Grand Central.

The station opened on 26 April 1976 and is very close to City Hospital Station^[1]

Passengers can alight here for the Ulster Museum, which is situated on the edge of Botanic Gardens.

Service

On Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service towards Lanyon Place and Bangor, or Lisburn and Portadown on Bangor/Portadown Line services, with extra trains at peak times.

During the construction of Grand Central, Botanic is only served by specific peak-time through trains from Whitehead or Larne Harbour on the Larne Line. At all other times, a half-hourly shuttle service operates from here to either City Hospital or Lanyon Place. This is technically classified as a Larne Line service in timetables.

Derry~Londonderry Line services call hourly at Botanic, operating to City Hospital in one direction, and Derry~Londonderry in the other.

On Sundays, the Bangor, Portadown and Larne Line services all reduce to hourly operation. Derry Line services alternate their terminus each other between Derry~Londonderry and Portrush, giving a two-hourly service to stations beyond Coleraine.

The timetable allows 3 minutes for the trains to travel between Lanyon Place and Botanic.

At one point, the cross border Enterprise service to Dublin Connolly served Botanic, but no longer stops at the station.

Preceding station	Northern Ireland Railways	Following station
City Hospital	Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Londonderry	Lanyon Place
	Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Larne
	Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Newry
	Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Bangor

Botanic Gardens

The Botanic Gardens are a short walk away from the station.

List of parks and gardens in Belfast

References

^ Northern Ireland Railways Public Timetable effective April 26, 1976

External links

Media related to Botanic railway station at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Northern Ireland Railways Public Timetable effective April 26, 1976

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-'''Botanic railway station''' serves the Botanic area in south [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland and students for [[Queen's University Belfast]]; it is also near [[Shaftesbury Square]] which is along [[Botanic Avenue]]. It is named after the nearby [[Belfast Botanic Gardens]]. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being [[City Hospital railway station|City Hospital]], [[Belfast Great Victoria Street Station|Great Victoria Street]], and {{stnlink|Lanyon Place}}.
+'''Botanic railway station''' serves the Botanic area in south [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland and students for [[Queen's University Belfast]]; it is also near [[Shaftesbury Square]] which is along [[Botanic Avenue]]. It is named after the nearby [[Belfast Botanic Gardens]]. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being [[City Hospital railway station|City Hospital]], {{stnlink|Lanyon Place}}, and the under-construction [[Belfast Grand Central station|Grand Central]].
 The station opened on 26 April 1976 and is very close to [[City Hospital railway station|City Hospital Station]]<ref>Northern Ireland Railways Public Timetable effective April 26, 1976</ref>
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 ==Service==
 [[File:Botanic Railway Station 2009.jpg|upright|thumb|left]]
-On Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service towards {{stnlink|Lanyon Place}} and [[Bangor railway station, Northern Ireland|Bangor]], or {{stnlink|Great Victoria Street}} and {{stnlink|Portadown}} on Bangor/Portadown Line services, with extra trains at peak times.
+On Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service towards {{stnlink|Lanyon Place}} and [[Bangor railway station, Northern Ireland|Bangor]], or {{stnlink|Lisburn}} and {{stnlink|Portadown}} on Bangor/Portadown Line services, with extra trains at peak times.
-There is also a half-hourly Larne Line service to {{stnlink|Great Victoria Street}} in one direction, or {{stnlink|Whitehead}} and {{stnlink|Larne Harbour}} in the other, with extra services to {{stnlink|Carrickfergus}} at peak times.
+During the construction of [[Belfast Grand Central station|Grand Central]], Botanic is only served by specific peak-time through trains from {{stnlink|Whitehead}} or {{stnlink|Larne Harbour}} on the Larne Line. At all other times, a half-hourly shuttle service operates from here to either {{stnlink|City Hospital}} or {{stnlink|Lanyon Place}}. This is technically classified as a Larne Line service in timetables.
-Derry~Londonderry Line services call hourly at Botanic, operating to {{stnlink|Great Victoria Street}} in one direction, and {{stnlink|Derry~Londonderry}} or {{stnlink|Coleraine}} in the other.
+Derry~Londonderry Line services call hourly at Botanic, operating to {{stnlink|City Hospital}} in one direction, and {{stnlink|Derry~Londonderry}} in the other.
-On Sundays, the Bangor, Portadown and Larne Line services all reduce to hourly operation. Derry Line services reduce to two-hourly operation.
+On Sundays, the Bangor, Portadown and Larne Line services all reduce to hourly operation. Derry Line services alternate their terminus each other between {{stnlink|Derry~Londonderry}} and {{stnlink|Portrush}}, giving a two-hourly service to stations beyond {{stnlink|Coleraine}}.
 The timetable allows 3 minutes for the trains to travel between {{stnlink|Lanyon Place}} and Botanic.