Poyntzpass railway station
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  Poyntzpass Location within Northern Ireland | |
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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 | ||
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| 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poyntzpass railway station.
- ^ "iLink Zone information". translink.co.uk. Translink. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Timetables - Translink". Translink. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
Railway stations served by NI Railways | |
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| Bangor Line |
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| Derry~Londonderry Line | |
| Larne Line | |
| Newry/Portadown Line | |
| Portrush Line |
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| Dublin-Belfast Main Line1 | |
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