System NI Railways Locale Northern Ireland Stations 14 | Status Operational Operator NI Railways | |
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Type Commuter rail
Regional rail
Heavy rail Termini Belfast Great Victoria Street
Bangor Services Belfast-Bangor
Portadown-Bangor
Lisburn-Bangor (peak only) Rolling stock Class 3000 "C3K"
Class 4000 "C4K" | ||
The Belfast to Bangor line (known simply as the Bangor line by NI Railways) is a railway line in Northern Ireland, originally part of the Belfast & County Down Railway. All services are operated by NI Railways, the only operator for Northern Ireland (NI). Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom, no railway in NI is part of the National Rail network and none is owned by Network Rail. Services run every half-hour, with extra services at peak times.
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Nearly all NIR services on this line continue on through Great Victoria Street and terminate at Portadown or Newry, stopping at stations in between. Trains usually run between Portadown and Bangor.
Rail Air Link
The Belfast-Bangor Line is part of the key link into Belfast city centre. Trains run from Belfast Great Victoria Street to Sydenham for planes from George Best Belfast City Airport.
Museum rail access
The Bangor Line serves important museums including the Ulster Museum where passengers can alight at Botanic and for the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum alight at Cultra.
The Odyssey & Titanic Quarter
Passengers can alight at Titanic Quarter station for the Odyssey Arena and the Titanic Quarter.