Yorkgate railway station

Yorkgate
NI Railways
Yorkgate station in 2009
General information
LocationBelfast
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°36′38″N 5°55′20″W / 54.6105°N 5.9223°W / 54.6105; -5.9223
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusClosed
Key dates
1992Opened
27 April 2024[1]Closed, replaced by York Street railway station
6 May 2024Station buildings demolished
Passengers
2022/23533,882 [2]
2023/24Increase 647,022 [3]
Location
Yorkgate is located in Northern Ireland
Yorkgate
Yorkgate
Location within Northern Ireland
Map

Yorkgate railway station served the north of the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The station opened in 1992, replacing the previous York Road railway station nearby. The station was in turn replaced by the nearby York Street station in 2024, with the new station re-using the existing platforms of Yorkgate.[4][1]

  1. ^ a b "York Street: New train station opens in north Belfast". BBC News. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "IN PICTURES: Plan to raze one of Belfast's main train stations to the ground". www.newsletter.co.uk. 16 May 2021.