Dunmurry railway station is located in the townland of Dunmurry in west Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the Belfast–Dublin line.
History The station opened on 12 August 1839 when the Ulster Railway opened its line between Belfast and Lisburn, a distance of 7 miles 60 chains (12.5 km). The line was initially single-track, with Dunmurry the only intermediate station.
Passenger traffic at Dunmurry grew rapidly following the opening of the railway, with Belfast accounting for the large majority of journeys from the station during the early 1840s. By 1850, ten daily trains between Belfast and Lisburn called at Dunmurry, with the frequency increasing further during the remainder of the nineteenth century.
On 17 January 1980, an explosion occurred aboard a Ballymena–Belfast passenger train in the vicinity of Dunmurry. Three people were killed and five others were injured in the resulting fire. The incident became known as the Dunmurry train bombing.
Facilities Dunmurry is an unmanned station with two platforms. Both platforms have step-free access by ramps, and sheltered seating is provided. The station has a ticket vending machine and audio announcements, but no passenger information displays.
There is no station car park or bicycle parking. The station has no public toilets, shops or refreshment facilities.
Service
Mondays to Saturdays there is a half hourly service towards , or in one direction, and to Belfast Grand Central in the other. Extra services operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.
On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
The Enterprise service between Belfast Grand Central and Dublin Connolly passes through Dunmurry but does not call at the station.
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