University (Coleraine) railway station
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University halt is a halt serving the University of Ulster at Coleraine
in County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
. It is within the townland
of Ballysally in the north of Coleraine
.
It is a single line halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line
with a single platform and shelter and is unstaffed.
The halt is often extremely busy, given the its proximity to the University. Portrush has a large number of students living in it and many of them use the train as transport. It is also used by many passengers to connect to the InterCity
station of Coleraine for onward journeys to Derry
and Belfast
.
It was opened on 12 June 1968.
. There are also some services which extend to Belfast Great Victora Street.
On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction.
University of Ulster at Coleraine
The University of Ulster at Coleraine is the Coleraine campus of the University of Ulster. It houses the administrative headquarters of the university and is the most traditional in outlook, with a focus on science and the humanities. It was founded in 1968 as the New University of Ulster...
in County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It is within 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 Ballysally in the north of Coleraine
Coleraine
Coleraine is a large town near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is northwest of Belfast and east of Derry, both of which are linked by major roads and railway connections...
.
It is a single line halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line
Coleraine-Portrush railway line
The Coleraine-Portrush line is a short branch railway line in Northern Ireland between the town of Coleraine in County Londonderry and the seaside resort of Portrush in County Antrim...
with a single platform and shelter and is unstaffed.
The halt is often extremely busy, given the its proximity to the University. Portrush has a large number of students living in it and many of them use the train as transport. It is also used by many passengers to connect to the InterCity
InterCity
InterCity is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe...
station of Coleraine for onward journeys to Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
and Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
.
It was opened on 12 June 1968.
Service
Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service towards Coleraine or Portrush with extra services at peak times Operated by Northern Ireland RailwaysNorthern 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...
. There are also some services which extend to Belfast Great Victora Street.
On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction.