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.
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| Location | Portrush Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W / 55.19639°N 6.66139°W | ||||||
| Owned by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Line(s) | Portrush | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
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| 1969 2008 | Station opened Station refurbished | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2022/23 | 24,494 [1] | ||||||
| 2023/24 |  21,221 [2] | ||||||
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It was opened on 10 February 1969 mainly to cater for travel to the station at Coleraine University.[4]
Service
editMonday 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]
References
edit- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Dúbhearn/Dhu Varren".
- ^ Rowledge, J. W. P. (1995). A regional history of railways. Vol. 16–Ireland. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-906899-63-X.
- ^ "Derry~Londonderry Line NIRailways / Derry~Londonderry Line". translink.co.uk. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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