Belfast–Derry line

Belfast–Derry Line
Belfast–Derry Line
	NI Railways Class 3000 at Castlerock.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Translink
Locale	Northern Ireland
Termini	Belfast Great Victoria Street; Derry~Londonderry / Coleraine;
Stations	15
Service
Type	Heavy rail; Commuter rail;
System	NI Railways
Services	Belfast-Derry; Belfast-Coleraine (continues to Portrush); Derry-Portadown (once daily)
Route number	NIR Service 5/6
Operator(s)	NI Railways
Rolling stock	Class 3000 (C3K); Class 4000 (C4K);
Ridership	3 million a year
Technical
Number of tracks	Double track from Belfast to Monkstown; Single line with Passing loops from Monkstown to Derry~Londonderry
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Irish gauge
Electrification	Un-electrified
Operating speed	90 mph (140 km/h)
Route map
	Belfast-Dublin line
	to Portadown, Newry, Dublin Connolly
	Belfast-Bangor line
	to Holywood, Helen's Bay, Bangor
	Lagan Viaduct
	over River Lagan
	Cross Harbour Rail Link
	over Belfast Harbour
	Belfast-Larne line
	to Carrickfergus, Whitehead, Larne Town
	Belfast-Derry line
	via Greenisland
	Ballyclare branch line
	to Lisnalinchy, Ballyclare
	Lisburn-Antrim line
	to Crumlin, Knockmore, Lisburn
	Cookstown branch line
	to Randalstown, Cookstown
	Ballymena and Larne Railway
	to Kells, Kilwaughter, Larne Town
	Ballymena, Cushendall & Red Bay Rly
	to Rathkenny, Parkmore, Retreat
	Ballycastle Railway
	to Dervock, Armoy, Ballycastle
	Derry Central Railway
	to Garvagh, Kilrea, Magherafelt
	Coleraine-Portrush line
	to University, Dhu Varren, Portrush
	Limavady Railway
	to Limavady, Dungiven

The Belfast–Derry line (referred to as the Derry~Londonderry Line by NI Railways) runs from Belfast to Derry in Northern Ireland.

The line is double-track on the short section it shares with the Belfast–Larne line, but is composed primarily of single track from Monkstown to Derry with passing points at Templepatrick, Antrim, Magherabeg, Ballymena, Killagan, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Bellarena.

The line is the busiest single track railway line in the United Kingdom, carrying over 4 million passengers per annum, the Derry-Londonderry Line has also been described by Michael Palin as "one of the most beautiful rail journeys in the world".

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