Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Lanyon Place railway station
Lanyon Place railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Lanyon Place railway station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Belfast Lanyon Place (formerly Belfast Central) is a railway station serving the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. Located on East Bridge Street in the Laganside area of central Belfast, it is one of four stations in the city centre, the others being City Hospital, Botanic, and Belfast Grand Central. The station serves Northern Ireland Railways routes to Derry, Bangor and Larne. Until 2024, Lanyon Place was also the northern terminus of the cross-border Enterprise service to Dublin Connolly, jointly run with Iarnród Éireann.
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Background
History
The station was opened as "Belfast Central" on Monday 26 April 1976, despite it being located further from Belfast city centre than Great Victoria Street station. The first station manager was Mr John Johnston. Great Victoria Street and Queen's Quay stations were closed upon the opening of Belfast Central (a new station was built at Great Victoria Street and opened in 1995). By the 1990s, it became clear that the station's facilities were in need of upgrading. A major refurbishment programme started in 2000 and was completed in 2003. In February 2018, Translink announced that Belfast Central would undergo a face-lift. This would see the entrance hall and East Bridge Street façade completely…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5953, -5.9172
- Address
- East Bridge Street, Belfast
- Established
- 1976
- Official site
- www.waterfront.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2704810 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lanyon Place railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lanyon Place railway station?
- Lanyon Place railway station is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was Lanyon Place railway station built?
- Built or established in 1976.
- Who owns Lanyon Place railway station?
- Lanyon Place railway station is owned by NI Railways.