Poyntzpass railway station

Location
	Poyntzpass Location within Northern Ireland

Poyntzpass
Poyntzpass
General information
Location	Poyntzpass; Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°17′33″N 6°22′19″W / 54.2924°N 6.3720°W
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1862	Station opened
1965	Station closed
1984	Station re-opened
	NI Railways; Translink; NI railway stations;
Location
Location
	Poyntzpass Location within Northern Ireland

Poyntzpass railway station (Irish: Pas Phoyntz or Pas an Phointe) serves Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Poyntzpass is the least busy railway station in Northern Ireland, with just 2,037 passengers using through the station in 2022 - 2023.^[1]

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 Newry and four towards Bangor 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 Dublin Connolly.

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways	Following station
Scarva		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Newry	Newry
	Historical railways
Scarva Line open and station open		Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Portadown-Drogheda	Goraghwood Line open and station closed

References

^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
^ "Timetables - Translink". Translink. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

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[1] "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

[2] "Timetables - Translink". Translink. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

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