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Yorkgate railway station

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On Saturdays, there was a slightly reduced number of Derry~Londondery Line trains, but remains largely similar. On Sundays, the service reduced to seven trains in each direction operating on a two-hourly basis. All services operated between Great Victoria Street and Derry~Londonderry, except for the
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central maintenance depot, while the old works remain, a few yards to the north and backing onto York Road itself. The majority of the depot is visible when passing by train.
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Larne Line services on Saturday retained their half-hourly operation, but there were fewer peak-time trains. On Sundays, the service reduced to hourly operation.
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Yorkgate station was therefore constructed to the side of the original site of York Road station and served as a temporary terminus for
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station in 1992, a new station had to be constructed to serve the in-development Cross Harbour Rail Link.
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also called at Yorkgate on an hourly basis. All inbound services operated to
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in 2024, with the new station re-using the existing platforms of Yorkgate.
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every half an hour. All inbound Larne Line services terminated at
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final train of the day, which only operated as far as Coleraine.
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The rest of the site of York Road station is now occupied by
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service, with the outbound terminus alternating between
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nearby. The station was in turn replaced by the nearby
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Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 2024
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Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1992
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Index

York Road (rail)
NI Railways

Belfast
54°36′38″N 5°55′20″W / 54.6105°N 5.9223°W / 54.6105; -5.9223
NI Railways
York Street railway station
NI Railways
Translink
NI railway stations
Yorkgate is located in Northern Ireland
Belfast
York Road railway station
York Street station
York Road
Larne Line
Dargan Bridge
Lanyon Place
Northern Ireland Railways'
York Street railway station
Larne Line
Whitehead
Larne Harbour
Great Victoria Street
Lanyon Place
Derry~Londonderry Line
Great Victoria Street
Lanyon Place
Derry~Londonderry
Coleraine

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