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Poyntzpass, as seen from the signal cabin

Poyntzpass railway station serves Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Poyntzpass is the least-used railway station in Northern Ireland, with just 2,362 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2023/24 financial year.[3]

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.[4]

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

  1. ^ "iLink Zone information". translink.co.uk. Translink. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Timetables - Translink". Translink. Retrieved 5 October 2022.


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