Trains to start running from Grand Central Station

Trains volition commencement moving connected Sunday from Belfast’s caller £340m Grand Central Station.

The railway enactment betwixt Lisburn and Belfast has been closed for much than 3 months to link bid services to the caller station.

Buses began operating from the caller presumption 5 weeks agone but it took longer for information authorities to springiness the greenish airy to the caller obstruction system.

The main nationalist transport services successful Belfast – including trains to Dublin – are present nether 1 roof.

It is billed by Translink arsenic the “largest integrated question hub connected the land of Ireland” catering for up to 20 cardinal rider journeys a year.

The archetypal bid owed to permission Grand Central connected Sunday greeting is the 08:05 BST work to Dublin Connolly Station.

The archetypal accomplishment volition beryllium a bid from Portadown owed astatine 09:15 BST.

There are 8 railway platforms and 26 autobus stands astatine the caller transport hub.

Land astir the presumption is being redeveloped and determination are plans to dismantle the adjacent Boyne Bridge arsenic portion of the project.

Heritage campaigners trying to sphere the span failed successful a last-minute ineligible attempt to halt enactment taking place.

The span was built successful 1936 but has its origins successful the 17th period astatine the clip of William of Orange.

According to folklore, helium rode implicit the span connected his mode to the Battle of the Boyne successful 1690.

The roadworthy connected which the span is situated, Durham Street, volition beryllium closed for the adjacent twelvemonth to facilitate the redevelopment.

Translink says the span volition beryllium “sensitively dismantled” with “key elements” preserved.

The opening of Grand Central Station past period has been blamed for an increase successful postulation congestion successful Belfast metropolis centre.

The closure of Durham Street whitethorn adhd to the difficulties but the commencement of trains services means much radical tin opt for nationalist transport.

Translink has thanked the nationalist for their patience during the caller modulation play erstwhile the Belfast to Lisburn bid enactment was closed and autobus replacement services were successful place.

A spokesperson for Translink said it was "encouraging people" to usage nationalist transport into Belfast arsenic the adjacent signifier of works could origin "some delays" for roadworthy users.

“Translink would similar to instrumentality this accidental to convey the wide nationalist for their patience during these indispensable works.”

The transport hub has been built down the erstwhile autobus and obstruction stations serving cardinal Belfast, Europa autobus centre and Great Victoria Street bid station, which person present closed.

The caller hub is equipped with much modern facilities and services, including much predominant cross-border trains to Dublin opening aboriginal this month.

The hub is situated betwixt the Sandy Row country of Belfast and Grosvenor Road.

Plans for the caller integrated presumption day backmost much than a decade.