Summary
Lurgan railway station serves Lurgan in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Located on William Street. The station is managed by NI Railways. With just over 670,000 passengers in the year 22/23. Lurgan railway station is Northern Ireland's 9th most used station.[7]
Lurgan  | |
|---|---|
| Commuter rail & Intercity rail | |
 Lurgan Station in its current 1970s look. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Lurgan County Armagh Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°28′01″N 6°20′17″W / 54.467°N 6.338°W |
| Owned by | NI Railways |
| Operated by | NI Railways |
| Line(s) | Belfast-Dublin line (Enterprise) Belfast-Newry line (1) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Train operators | NI Railways, Iarnród Éireann |
| Bus routes | Ulsterbus Town Services / 352[1] |
| Bus stands | 1 |
| Bus operators | Ulsterbus |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Parking | 124 spaces[2] |
| Bicycle facilities | Spaces Available |
| Accessible | Yes[3] |
| Architect | William H. Mills |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LURGN |
| Fare zone | 3[4] |
| Website | translink |
| History | |
| Electrified | Never |
| Previous names | Craigavon East - Lurgan |
| Original company | Ulster Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
| Key dates | |
| 1841 | Station opened |
| 1890s | Station Rebuilt[5] |
| 1972 | Original Station Building Destroyed in Bomb attack. |
| 2024-2025 | The 1970's Station planned to be redeveloped. |
| Passengers | |
| 2022/23 |  672,777 |
| [6] | |
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| Location | |
  Lurgan Location within Northern Ireland | |
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History edit
The station opened on 18 November 1841 by the Ulster Railway.[8] Following the merger of the Ulster Railway to the new company Great Northern Railway. The station was rebuilt in 1897 designed by William H. Mills to reflect the new Great Northern Railway's style.[9] After GNRI was liquidated in 1958 ownership of the station fell on the newly formed Ulster Transport Authority, then temporarily became Ulster Transport Railways (UTR) before being taken over by Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) in 1968. It briefly known as "Craigavon East" for a time back in the 1970s. On 22 July 1972, the original Great Northern Railway station building was destroyed by a paramilitary bomb, and subsequently the current station building was erected.[9][10]
Railway station edit
The layout of the railway station nowadays is a side platform. Trains to the north and east, such as those to Bangor and Great Victoria Street, are served by Platform 2, while trains to the south and west, such as those to Portadown, Newry, and Dublin Connolly station, are served by Platform 1. Additionally, there is a level crossing with the A76 (M1 to Lurgan town road) to the east of the station. The station has two entrances, one on either side of the street. Additionally, it has a staffed ticket office, plenty of seating, covered footbridge and toilets.
Service edit
Train Services edit
Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards Portadown or Newry in one direction and to Lisburn, Great Victoria Street, Belfast Lanyon Place and Bangor in the other. Extra services run at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.
On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction. There is also a Sunday-only Enterprise service with one morning train to Dublin Connolly.
Bus Services edit
Mondays to Saturdays there is 4 Ulsterbus Town Services operating on the William Street road outside the station. On Sundays there is no services and some morning services only operate on School days.[11] Some routes operate on an hourly service and others operate on a bihourly schedule.
Redevelopment of the Site edit
On 25 October 2023, Translink the parent company of the operator of Lurgan Railway Station NI Railways, submitted a Proposal of Application Notice to ABC Council (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council). The Plans included demolishing the current 1960s station and adjacent abandoned Musgrave Marketplace to replace it with a new "Railway Passenger Facility". This will include a new station building, a new park and ride facility, shelters on both platforms and a bike/pedestrian bridge connecting both platforms. Work is expected to cost around £20 million and a scheduled completion date of 2024.[12][13][14]
Gallery edit
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Lurgan station after the 1972 attacks -
An NIR 80-class DEMU approaching Lurgan in 2001 -
9004 Enterprise (train service) approaching Lurgan in 2006 -
Class 4000 NIR loading passengers at Lurgan in 2015 -
Class 4000 Approaching Lurgan 2014 -
Class 4000 Train crossing William Street level crossing outside Lurgan Train Station in 2012
References edit
- ^ "Lurgan Town Service". Translink. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Lurgan Train Station". parkopedia.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Lurgan". irishrail.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "iLink Zone information". translink.co.uk. Translink. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "1897- Railway Station, Lurgan, Co. Armagh". Archiseek. April 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "NIR Footfall 22-23". whatdotheyknow. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Archiseek - Irish Architecture - 1897 - Railway Station, Lurgan, Co. Armagh". 1 April 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Geograph:: Lurgan railway station - 1968 © The Carlisle Kid". geograph.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Geograph:: Lurgan railway station - 1968 © the Carlisle Kid".
- ^ "Timetables". translink.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Lurgan train station redevelopment plan takes a step forward". Yahoo Finance. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Microsoft Start". MSN. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "MSN". MSN. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Lurgan railway station at Wikimedia Commons
