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Belfast–Derry line

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River Bann. Just after Castlerock station there are two tunnels created during an event known as the Great Blast in October 1845. Castlerock tunnel is 668 yards (611 m) long and is the longest operational railway tunnel in Northern Ireland. After passing through a short opening trains pass
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section to five services, in each direction on weekdays, to facilitate safety improvement works during refurbishment of the line due to commence in 2012, but the £75 million that it was to cost was unavailable. This led to fears that the line would be permanently closed.
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Phase 3 will include rail renewal between Castlerock and Eglinton, the introduction of a 90 mph (140 km/h) line speed between Castlerock and Derry and other works, however funding for this part of the project is doubtful for the foreseeable future.
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Other future plans for the Derry line include the reinstatement of the double line from Antrim to Ballymena, and the doubling of the track from Monkstown to Templepatrick. The route terminus in Derry was relocated in 2019 when the former
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Phase 2 saw the passing loop removed and the 'down' track lifted at Castlerock, replaced with a new loop further down the line at Bellarena halt. New signalling was introduced, and the signal boxes at Castlerock and
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Phase 1 saw the line close for nine months to completely relay two sections (Coleraine to Castlerock; and Eglinton to Derry), extending the life of the remaining section by converting the jointed track to
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until 2003, when the line and its stations were closed. This section of railway is now used solely for driver training or other operational requirements e.g. special services to major events.
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announced they would be purchasing 21 extra carriages from Spanish manufacturer CAF. These units entered service in 2021. The line is typically served by 6 car
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The line is the busiest single track railway line in the United Kingdom, carrying over 4 million passengers per annum, the
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has also been described by Michael Palin as "one of the most beautiful rail journeys in the world".
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and vice versa, with some late-night and peak-time services starting from and terminating at
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resulted in shorter journeys between Belfast and Derry. A skeleton service continued on the
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to Slaught level crossing (just south of Ballymena station) is controlled by the
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dualling project to the railway upgrade project, allowing for a 3-phase upgrade.
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1845 Oct – Londonderry & Coleraine Rly "Great Blast" of rocks near Downhill.
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through the shorter Downhill tunnel which is 301 yards (275 m) in length.
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later in 2024, services toward Belfast will terminate at that station instead.
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station being removed after the 2016 signalling upgrade. The signal box at
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Derry~Londonderry Train Station, the northwestern terminus of the line
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The line is double-track on the short section it shares with the
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Weekday and Saturday services on the line run hourly from
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Waterside station reopened, replacing the 1980 terminus.
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BBC News. 25 August 2011. 3096:is no longer controlled by 3059:Railway engineering feature 3011:relocated funding from the 2940:have a two-hourly service. 2515: 2368: 2167: 1866: 1718:Ballymena and Larne Railway 1516: 1223: 1011: 918: 889: 835: 614: 577: 540: 298:90 mph (140 km/h) 16:Northern Irish railway line 3598: 3562:Transport in County Antrim 3122:Northern Ireland Railways 3067:for the railway over the 2917:connect with the line at 2781: 2766: 2757: 2742: 2715: 2688: 2661: 2634: 2607: 2576: 2554: 2545: 2530: 2523: 2508: 2481: 2454: 2427: 2420: 2405: 2398: 2383: 2376: 2361: 2334: 2300: 2291: 2276: 2241: 2219: 2187: 2175: 2160: 2133: 2071: 1991: 1984: 1962: 1935: 1908: 1881: 1874: 1859: 1779: 1772: 1750: 1670: 1643: 1616: 1558: 1531: 1524: 1509: 1474: 1452: 1425: 1398: 1371: 1344: 1317: 1265: 1238: 1231: 1216: 1189: 1162: 1108: 1073: 1051: 1039: 1024: 1019: 997: 993: 971: 967: 945: 911: 904: 882: 855: 843: 828: 801: 786: 759: 730: 695: 673: 664: 649: 622: 607: 585: 570: 548: 533: 498: 476: 472: 457: 430: 408: 381: 349: 302: 28: 3582:5 ft 3 in gauge railways 3340:CoastLine Castlerock.org 3336:"History of the Railway" 3277:. BBC News. 3 July 2017. 275:5 ft 3 in 3479:Coleraine–Portrush line 3231:"BLEACH GREEN REOPENED" 2979:. The reopening of the 2249:Coleraine-Portrush line 809:Cross Harbour Rail Link 3445:Belfast commuter lines 3055: 3021:continuous welded rail 2891:Derry-Londonderry Line 2861:Derry~Londonderry Line 1294:Ballyclare branch line 3128:sets, however, 3 car 3082:Great Victoria Street 3053: 2945:Grand Central station 2101:Derry Central Railway 1588:Cookstown branch line 398:Great Victoria Street 3557:Transport in Belfast 3369:Translink Timetables 3307:"2020 Anniversaries" 3086:Belfast Lanyon Place 2981:Bleach Green viaduct 2943:Upon the opening of 2859:(referred to as the 212:4,578,499 (2023/24) 3453:Belfast–Bangor line 3419:Belfast–Dublin line 3184:on 24 December 2012 2985:Lisburn–Antrim line 2951:Previous operations 2324:Coleraine Waterside 2039:Ballycastle Railway 1482:Lisburn-Antrim line 1255:Ballyclare Junction 703:Belfast-Bangor line 506:Belfast-Dublin line 3463:Belfast–Newry line 3458:Belfast–Larne line 3435:Belfast–Derry line 3056: 2991:Upgrade and future 2884:Belfast–Larne line 2857:Belfast–Derry line 2842:Show route diagram 2210:Coleraine Harbour 1548:Cookstown Junction 1138:Belfast-Derry line 1081:Belfast-Larne line 24:Belfast–Derry Line 3539: 3538: 3108:will be moved to 3001:Derry~Londonderry 2930:Derry~Londonderry 2907:Derry~Londonderry 2853: 2852: 2849: 2848: 2840: 2839: 2804: 2803: 2783:Derry~Londonderry 2624:Limavady Junction 2601: 2600: 2400:Castlerock Tunnel 2270: 2269: 2122: 2121: 2060: 2059: 1848: 1847: 1739: 1738: 1605: 1604: 1503: 1502: 1306: 1305: 1151: 1150: 1102: 1101: 822: 821: 780: 779: 724: 723: 527: 526: 375: 374: 256:Derry~Londonderry 155:Belfast-Coleraine 93:Derry~Londonderry 3589: 3398: 3391: 3384: 3375: 3356: 3355: 3353: 3351: 3346:on 11 March 2012 3342:. 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Index


NI Railways
Castlerock
Translink
Northern Ireland
Lanyon Place
Derry~Londonderry
Coleraine
Heavy rail
Commuter rail
NI Railways
NI Railways
Class 3000
Class 4000
Double track
Belfast
Monkstown
Single line
passing loops
Monkstown
Derry~Londonderry
Track gauge
Irish gauge
Electrification

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Great Victoria Street
Grand Central
Belfast-Bangor railway line

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