Dhu Varren railway station

55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W / 55.19639°N 6.66139°W / 55.19639; -6.66139Owned byNI RailwaysOperated byNI RailwaysPlatforms1Tracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeKey dates1969
2008Station opened
Station refurbishedPassengers2022/2324,494 ^[1]2023/24

21,221 ^[2]

NI Railways
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Location
Dhu Varren Location within Northern Ireland

Dhu Varren (Irish: Dúbhearn)^[3] 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 mainly to cater for travel to the station at Coleraine University.^[4]

Service

Monday to Friday, the first 2 trains from Portrush are through trains to Great Victoria street then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush

On Saturdays, the first train from Portrush is a through train to Great Victoria street.For the rest of the day, an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush

On Sunday, there is an hourly service to Portrush and Coleraine, and a service extension to Great Victoria street every two hours.

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

References

^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Dúbhearn/Dhu Varren".
^ Rowledge, J. W. P. (1995). A regional history of railways. Vol. 16–Ireland. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-906899-63-X.