Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station
Great Victoria Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of two main stations in the city, along with Lanyon Place, and is nearest the city centre. The station is off Great Victoria Street and shares a site with the Europa Buscentre, Belfast's main bus station. Both will be replaced by Belfast Grand Central station, which is being built beside them. Great Victoria Street railway station will close permanently on 11 May 2024, several months before the new station opens in late 2024.
Great Victoria Street | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Belfast Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54.5942°N 5.9362°W |
| Owned by | NI Railways |
| Operated by | NI Railways |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| History | |
| Original company | Ulster Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
| Key dates | |
| August 12 1839 | First station opened |
| November 13 1848 | First terminus completed |
| November 1968 | Terminus largely demolished |
| April 24 1976 | First station closed |
| September 30 1995 | Second station opened |
| May 10 2024 | Scheduled closure |
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| Location | |
Great Victoria Street Location within Northern Ireland | |
Great Victoria Street is the busiest railway station in Northern Ireland, with 3,939,261 passengers passing through the station in 2022–2023.
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