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Amongst these are the flagship routes 212/X212 'Maiden City Flyer' from Belfast to Derry & the 'Xpress' branded routes X1 and X2 from Belfast to Dublin/Dublin Airport. There are is a cross channel (North Channel) service 923 Belfast – Glasgow & Edinburgh via Belfast Harbour and Stranraer.
Derry ~ Londonderry railway station, also known as North West Transport Hub [12] or Waterside railway station [13] [14] [15] (formerly "Londonderry Waterside", and later just "Londonderry" railway station), is a railway terminus in Derry, Northern Ireland, on the east bank of the River Foyle, operated by Northern Ireland Railways and its 7th busiest station across the network with 952,126 ...
The line links Belfast, Northern Ireland's capital city, with Derry, the second largest city via large rural towns such as Ballymena, Coleraine and Antrim.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 ...
The concept of Suburban was a Northern Ireland Railways marketing campaign in the late 1980s and early 90s when the network was divided into Suburban (near Belfast) and Intercity (beyond), leaving the odd concept of Intercity trains running between Coleraine and the seaside town of Portrush . This division is no longer recognised.
In the other direction there is an hourly service to Derry~Londonderry, with the last service terminating at Coleraine. On Sundays, services alternate between Derry~Londonderry or Portrush and the last service terminating at Coleraine. In the other direction, there is an hourly service to Belfast Grand Central. [3]
On 8 July 2024, Translink launched a series of 11 videos across all its social media channels titled "The Grand Connection: Behind the Scenes at Belfast Grand Central Station." These videos showcased the progress made since the closure of Great Victoria Street station in May and highlighted how stakeholders and interest groups contributed to ...
This service has seen major expansion over the years: Belfast-Derry 212 service went from a thrice daily service in 1990 to half-hourly frequency, [10] and many services have been expanded and introduced. [11] In 2021, these services were rebranded again to 'Goldliner' in line with the wider rebranding of Translink.
I'm of the opinion that the station's signage determines its ultimate name. Additionally, the paper and PDF timetables do call the line the "Derry~Londonderry Line", and I've updated the "Belfast-Derry railway line" page to reflect that, but the station itself is still referred to in there as "Londonderry."