City Hospital railway station

City Hospital
A Translink rail halt
General information
Location	Belfast Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54.5887°N 5.9402°W / 54.5887; -5.9402
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Line(s)	Bangor Derry~Londonderry Larne
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Fare zone	1
Key dates
1986	Opened
2008	Refurbished
Passengers
2022/23	332,032 [1]
2023/24	430,180 [2]
NI Railways Translink NI railway stations
Route map (Click to expand) Show NI Railways Network map Year closed Great Victoria Street 2024 Belfast Grand Central Belfast-Dublin line to Portadown, Newry and Dublin Connolly City Hospital Botanic Lanyon Place River Lagan Belfast-Bangor line to Bangor Lagan Viaduct over River Lagan Cross Harbour Rail Link over Belfast Harbour York Street Yorkgate 2024 York Road depot York Road 1992 Fortwilliam Traincare Depot Whiteabbey Belfast-Larne line to Larne Harbour via Greenisland   1963 Monkstown 1981 Mossley 1982 Mossley West Ballyclare Junction 1961 Ballyclare branch line to Ballyclare 1950 Ballyrobert 1920 Doagh 1970 Templepatrick 1981 Dunadry 1954 Muckamore 1961 Lisburn-Antrim line to Lisburn 2003 Antrim Cookstown Junction 1976 Cookstown branch line to Magherafelt and Cookstown 1959 Kellswater 1971 Andraid 1850 Ballymena and Larne Railway to Larne 1950 Ballymena Ballymena, Cushendall & Red Bay Rly to Parkmore and Retreat 1940 Cullybackey Glarryford 1973 Killagan 1973 Dunloy 1976 Ballymoney Ballycastle Railway to Ballycastle 1950 Derry Central Railway to Magherafelt 1950 Macfin 1954 Coleraine Coleraine Harbour 1963 Coleraine-Portrush line to Portrush River Bann Coleraine Waterside 1861 Barmouth 1856 Castlerock Castlerock Tunnel Downhill Tunnel Downhill 1973 Umbra 1861 Magilligan 1976 Bellarena River Roe Limavady Railway to Limavady and Dungiven 1955 Limavady Junction 1976 Ballykelly 1954 Carrichue 1954 Faughanvale 1859 Eglinton 1973 River Faughan Derry~Londonderry This diagram: view talk edit Show Derry~Londonderry line route diagram Year closed Great Victoria Street 2024 Belfast Grand Central Belfast-Dublin line to Portadown, Newry, Dublin Connolly City Hospital Botanic Tunnel Botanic Lanyon Place Lagan Railway Bridge over River Lagan Belfast-Larne railway line & Belfast-Derry railway line Titanic Quarter (Bridge End) Queen's Quay 1976 Belfast and County Down main line to Comber, Downpatrick, Newcastle 1950 Ballymacarrett 1976 Victoria Park 1981 Sydenham Tillysburn 1945 Kinnegar 1957 Holywood Marino Cultra Craigavad 1957 Seahill Helen's Bay Crawfordsburn 1997 Carnalea Bangor West Bangor This diagram: view talk edit Show Bangor line route diagram Year closed Great Victoria Street 2024 Belfast Grand Central Belfast-Dublin line to Portadown, Newry and Dublin Connolly City Hospital Botanic Tunnel Botanic Lanyon Place River Lagan Belfast–Bangor railway line to Bangor River Lagan (Lagan Viaduct) Belfast Harbour Cross Harbour Rail Link York Street Yorkgate 2024 York Road depot York Road 1992 Greencastle 1954 Whitehouse 1954 Whiteabbey Belfast–Derry railway line to Derry~Londonderry Bleach Green 1977 Jordanstown Belfast–Derry railway line via Monkstown 1963 Greenisland Trooperslane Mount 1977 Harbour branch line to Carrickfergus Harbour Clipperstown Carrickfergus Barn 1977 Downshire Eden 1977 Kilroot 1977 Whitehead Whitehead Excursion RPSI depot Ballycarry Magheramorne Glynn Larne Town Ballymena and Larne Railway to Kilwaughter, Ballyclare and Ballymena Larne Harbour This diagram: view talk edit Show Larne line route diagram
Location City Hospital Location within Northern Ireland Show map of Northern Ireland City Hospital Location on the island of Ireland Show map of island of Ireland

City Hospital railway station, situated on Donegall Road, serves Belfast City Hospital and the surrounding area of south Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being Botanic, Lanyon Place, and Belfast Grand Central.

The station opened on 6 October 1986, and is very close to Botanic Station[3]

Service

On weekdays, there is a half-hourly service on the Bangor Line between Belfast Grand Central and Bangor, with extra trains at peak times. The Derry~Londonderry Line operates an hourly service between Belfast Grand Central and Derry~Londonderry, with additional trains to Coleraine at peak times. The Larne Line operates a half-hourly service to Larne Harbour and Whitehead, with the terminus alternating between the two every half-hour. Extra trains operate to Carrickfergus and Larne Town at peak times.

On Saturdays, service patterns remain largely similar except without any additional peak-time trains.

On Sundays, the Bangor Line reduces to an hourly service. The Derry~Londonderry Line alternates its outbound terminus every hour between Derry~Londonderry and Portrush, resulting in a two-hourly service to stations beyond Coleraine. The Larne Line also reduces to hourly but continues alternating the terminus between Larne Harbour and Whitehead, resulting in a two-hourly service to stations beyond Whitehead.

During the construction of Grand Central station, City Hospital acted as a temporary terminus for Derry~Londonderry Line and Larne Line trains, with services reversing at Adelaide Depot.

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Belfast Grand Central		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry		Botanic
		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Larne
		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Bangor
	Historical railways
Great Victoria Street Line open, station closed		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Bangor / Derry / Larne / Newry (1995-2024)		Botanic Line and station open
Adelaide Line and station open		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry / Newry (1986-1995)		Botanic Line and station open

Gallery

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  Belfast City Hospital Station sign
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  Bangor bound train at Belfast City Hospital Railway station on 8th of Jan 2025
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  A view down Belfast City Hospital platforms on 8th of Jan 2025
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  Station Platform signs at Belfast City Hospital
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  The Enterprise train passing through the station in 2009 on route to Dublin Connolly
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  A view of the Platforms in 2009 at City Hospital
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  Dot matrix display board at City Hospital 2009

References

1. "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
3. "City Hospital station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.