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Belfast–Derry Line

Belfast → Derry · Northern Ireland

Michael Palin called the Coleraine–Derry run one of the world’s most beautiful; the train skims the Atlantic strand below cliff-top Mussenden Temple.

Distance
154 km
Fastest time
2 h 10 min
Average speed
71 km/h
Top speed
145 km/h

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Belfast–Derry Line, Belfast to Derry
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Stations

  1. 0 kmBelfast Grand Central +1
  2. 1 kmCity Hospital
  3. 1 kmBotanic
  4. 3 kmLanyon Place
  5. 5 kmYork Street railway station, Belfast
  6. 12 kmWhiteabbey
  7. Show 4 more stations
    1. 17 kmMossley West
    2. 36 kmAntrim
    3. 55 kmBallymena
    4. 59 kmCullybackey
  8. 87 kmBallymoney
  9. 100 kmColeraine
  10. 109 kmCastlerock
  11. 121 kmBellarena
  12. 153 kmDerry~Londonderry

The stations on this line, as Wikidata lists them, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

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Questions and answers

How long is the Belfast–Derry Line?

The Belfast–Derry Line runs 154 km from Belfast to Derry.

How long does the Belfast–Derry Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 10 min for the 154 km. That is an average of 71 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 145 km/h.

Who runs the Belfast–Derry Line?

NI Railways, with Class 4000 DMU.

How old is the Belfast–Derry Line?

The line has been in service since 1852. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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