Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station
Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Great Victoria Street was a railway station that served the city centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was one of two main stations in the city, along with Lanyon Place, and was nearest to the city centre. The station was situated beside Great Victoria Street and shared a site with the Europa Buscentre, Belfast's former main bus station. The railway and bus stations were replaced by the adjacent Belfast Grand Central station with the official opening on 13 October 2024. Great Victoria Street railway station closed permanently on 10 May 2024, with a bus transfer service operating until rail services commenced from Belfast Grand Central, with a service to Dublin at 8:05 a.m. on 13 October 2024. Europa Buscentre closed permanently on 7 September 2024, with bus services immediately transferring to the new station, commencing with a service to Dublin at 5 a.m. on 8 September 2024. Great Victoria Street was the busiest railway station in Northern Ireland at closure, with a peak of 5,347,662 passengers passing through the station in 2018–2019.
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Background
History
The station was on the site of a former linen mill, beside where Durham Street crossed the Blackstaff River at the Saltwater (now Boyne) Bridge. The Ulster Railway opened the first station on . A new terminal building, probably designed by Ulster Railway engineer John Godwin, was completed in 1848. Godwin later founded the School of Civil Engineering at Queen's College. In 1876 the Ulster Railway became part of the Great Northern Railway (GNR), making Great Victoria Street the terminus for a network that extended south to Dublin and west to Derry and Bundoran. Express passenger traffic to and from Dublin Connolly station was always Great Victoria Street's most prestigious traffic. The GNR…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5944, -5.9365
- District
- Belfast
- Postcode
- BT2 7HR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
- Established
- 1839
- Official site
- www.goh.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2058456 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station?
- Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT2 7HR).
- When was Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station built?
- Built or established in 1839.
- Who owns Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station?
- Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station is owned by NI Railways, Ulsterbus.
- Is Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT2 7HR. It sits within the Belfast South and Mid Down parliamentary constituency.