Titanic Quarter railway station

Titanic Quarter railway station (sometimes still referred to as Bridge End) is located in the townland of Ballymacarrett in east Belfast. It is a short walk from the SSE Arena and Titanic Quarter.

"Bridge End railway station" redirects here. Not to be confused with Bridge End railway station (County Donegal).

Titanic Quarter

Bridge End
NI Railways
General information
LocationBelfast
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54.6019°N 5.9064°W / 54.6019; -5.9064
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1977Opened as Bridge End
2008Refurbished
2012Further refurbishment
Renamed to Titanic Quarter
Location
Titanic Quarter is located in Northern Ireland
Titanic Quarter
Titanic Quarter
Location within Northern Ireland

History

Bridge End (as it was known when it opened on Monday 9 May 1977) replaced the nearby Ballymacarrett station (opened 1 May 1905 and closed on Monday 9 May 1977).[1] The platforms of this station can still be seen from passing trains, as can the platforms for Victoria Park, another station before Sydenham which closed in the late 1980s.

Bridge End station was officially renamed "Titanic Quarter" in March 2012 to coincide with the opening of developments in the nearby Titanic Quarter area.[2] In addition, there is planned work which will include improvements to pedestrian and cycle access and new signage from the rail halt into the Quarter.

Service

Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service westbound towards Lanyon Place, Portadown or Newry, and eastbound to Bangor. Extra services operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bridge End railway station.
  1. "Bridge End, Ballymacarrett and Victoria Park stations" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  2. "New Titanic title for Belfast train station". BBC News. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2022.


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