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The timetable allows 3 minutes for the trains to travel between {{stnlink|Lanyon Place}} and Botanic. |
The timetable allows 3 minutes for the trains to travel between {{stnlink|Lanyon Place}} and Botanic. |
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At one point, the cross-border [[Enterprise (train)|Enterprise]] service to [[Dublin Connolly]] served Botanic, but no longer stops at the station. |
At one point, the cross-border [[Enterprise (train)|Enterprise]] service to [[Dublin Connolly]] served Botanic, but no longer stops at the station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetable: Belfast, (NIR) Central Stn - Dublin, Connolly Rail Stn - Service 5 |url=http://www.nirailways.co.uk/present/ENT_5_O.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021025211249/http://www.nirailways.co.uk/present/ENT_5_O.asp |archive-date=2002-10-25 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=nirailways.co.uk}}</ref> |
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==Botanic Gardens== |
==Botanic Gardens== |
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Revision as of 23:26, 8 July 2024
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| General information | |||||||
| Location | Belfast Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 54°35′18″N 5°55′58″W / 54.5884°N 5.9328°W | ||||||
| Owned by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Key dates | |||||||
| 1976 | Opened | ||||||
| 2008 | Refurbished | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2022/23 | 904,204 [1] | ||||||
| 2023/24 |  1.176 million [2] | ||||||
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Botanic railway station serves the Botanic area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland and students for Queen's University Belfast; it is also near Shaftesbury Square which is along Botanic Avenue. It is named after the nearby Belfast Botanic Gardens. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being City Hospital, Lanyon Place, and the under-construction Grand Central.
The station opened on 26 April 1976 and is very close to City Hospital Station[3]
Passengers can alight here for the Ulster Museum, which is situated on the edge of Botanic Gardens.
Service
As of 3 July 2024, Botanic station is currently closed during the construction of Belfast Grand Central station. It is due to re-open in autumn 2024 with services operating via Grand Central station.
The timetable allows 3 minutes for the trains to travel between Lanyon Place and Botanic.
At one point, the cross-border Enterprise service to Dublin Connolly served Botanic, but no longer stops at the station.[4]
Botanic Gardens
The Botanic Gardens are a short walk away from the station.
Gallery
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Exterior of the station -
NIR Class 3000 train approaching Botanic in 2009 -
NIR 80 Class DEMU at Botanic station in 1976
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Northern Ireland Railways Public Timetable effective April 26, 1976
- ^ "Timetable: Belfast, (NIR) Central Stn - Dublin, Connolly Rail Stn - Service 5". nirailways.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2002. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
Media related to Botanic railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Railway stations served by NI Railways | |
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| Bangor Line | |
| Derry~Londonderry Line | |
| Larne Line | |
| Newry/Portadown Line | |
| Portrush Line | |
| Dublin Line1 | |
1 Services jointly operated with Iarnród Éireann under the Enterprise brand Rail transport in Ireland | |