Balmoral railway station is located in the townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 of Ballygammon in south Belfast

Belfast

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, County Antrim

County Antrim

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, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. The station opened on 1 November 1858. The platform was extended by 45 metres in 1870 and the station has been unmanned since October 1966.

It is located at the Kings Hall

King's Hall, Belfast

The King's Hall Complex is a multi-purpose venue located on the Lisburn Road, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the largest exhibition venue in Northern Ireland and prior to the completion of the Odyssey and the Waterfront Hall, was the only large concert venue in Northern Ireland...

, an exhibition and concert venue and home of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society.

Station House

There is a station house built in GNR(I) style. It is now in private ownership and has been extended by the owner.

Service

Mondays to Saturdays there is a half hourly service towards Portadown or Newry in one direction and to Bangor Or Belfast in the other with extra services at peak times and the service is hourly in the evenings operated by Northern Ireland Railways

Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland...

.

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.