Dhu Varren halt

Dhu Varren halt
Dhu Varren
Dhu Varren railway station 1.jpg
Location
Place Portrush
Local authority Coleraine
Operations
Platforms in use 1
History
1969
2008
Station opened
Station refurbished
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Dhu Varren is a railway halt in the townland of Glenmanus at the western edge of Portrush in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is an unstaffed halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line, less than a mile from the terminus, with a single platform.

It was opened on 10 February 1969[1] mainly to cater for travel to University (Coleraine) railway station.[2]

It has a surviving "somersault" type semaphore signal.

Service

Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service towards Coleraine or Portrush with extra services at peak times Operated by Northern Ireland Railways. There are also some services which extend to Belfast Great Victora Street.

On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction.

Preceding station NI Railways Northern Ireland Railways Following station
University   Northern Ireland Railways
Coleraine-Portrush
  Portrush

References

  1. ^ "Dhu Varren station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  2. ^ Rowledge, J. W. P. (1995). A regional history of railways, vol. 16 – Ireland. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-906899-63-X. 

Coordinates: 55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W / 55.19639°N 6.66139°W / 55.19639; -6.66139


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