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Dhu Varren railway station

Coordinates: 55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W / 55.19639°N 6.66139°W / 55.19639; -6.66139
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Dhu Varren
NI Railways
General information
LocationPortrush
Northern Ireland
Coordinates55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W / 55.19639°N 6.66139°W / 55.19639; -6.66139
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Portrush
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1969
2008
Station opened
Station refurbished
Passengers
2022/2324,494 [1]
2023/24Decrease 21,221 [2]
Route map

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Portrush
Dhu Varren
Cromore
University
Belfast–Derry line
to Derry ~ Londonderry
Coleraine Belfast-Derry railway line
Belfast–Derry line
to Lanyon Place
Location
Dhu Varren is located in Northern Ireland
Dhu Varren
Dhu Varren
Location within Northern Ireland
Dhu Varren is located in island of Ireland
Dhu Varren
Dhu Varren
Location on the Island of Ireland
Map

Dhu Varren (Irish: Dúbhearn)[3] 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.[4]

Service

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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.[5]

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
University   Northern Ireland Railways
Coleraine-Portrush
  Portrush

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. ^ "Dúbhearn/Dhu Varren".
  4. ^ Rowledge, J. W. P. (1995). A regional history of railways. Vol. 16–Ireland. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-906899-63-X.
  5. ^ "Derry~Londonderry Line NIRailways / Derry~Londonderry Line". translink.co.uk. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.