Lanyon Place railway station

Lanyon Place
Station Building.
General information
Other namesBelfast Central
LocationEast Bridge Street, Belfast
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°35′43″N 5°55′02″W / 54.5953°N 5.9172°W / 54.5953; -5.9172
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Bangor
Derry~Londonderry
Larne
Platforms4
Tracks4 (at platforms)
5 (total)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1976Opened as Belfast Central
2003Refurbished
2018Renamed "Lanyon Place"
Passengers
2015/162.232 million
2016/17 2.282 million
2017/18 2.424 million
2018/19 2.615 million
2019/20 2.569 million
2020/21 359,100
2021/22 980,707
2022/23 1.833 million
2023/24 2.417 million
Route map
Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central
 
City Hospital
Windsor
1885
Botanic
Ormeau
1885
Lanyon Place
Queen's Bridge
1885
York Street
Yorkgate
2024
York Road depot
York Road
1992
Fortwilliam Traincare Depot
Greencastle
1954
Whitehouse
1954
Whiteabbey
via Greenisland
 
1963
Monkstown
1981
Mossley
1982
Mossley West
Ballyclare Junction
1961
Ballyclare branch line
to Ballyclare
1950
Ballyrobert
1920
Doagh
1970
Templepatrick
1981
Dunadry
1954
Muckamore
1961
2003
Antrim
Cookstown Junction
1976
1959
Kellswater
1971
Andraid
1850
1950
Ballymena
1940
to Parkmore and Retreat
 
Cullybackey
Glarryford
1973
Killagan
1973
Dunloy
1976
Ballymoney
1950
1950
Macfin
1954
Coleraine
Coleraine Harbour
1963
Coleraine Waterside
1861
Barmouth
1856
Castlerock
Castlerock Tunnel
Downhill Tunnel
Downhill
1973
Umbra
1861
Magilligan
1976
Bellarena
1955
Limavady Junction
1976
Ballykelly
1954
Carrichue
1954
Faughanvale
1859
Eglinton
1973
Derry ~ Londonderry
Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central
City Hospital
Windsor
1885
Botanic
Ormeau
1885
Lanyon Place
Queen's Bridge
1885
York Street
Yorkgate
2024
York Road depot
1992
Greencastle
1954
Whitehouse
1954
Whiteabbey
Bleach Green
1977
Jordanstown
1963
Greenisland
Trooperslane
Mount
1977
Harbour branch line
to Carrickfergus Harbour
Clipperstown
Carrickfergus
Barn
1977
Downshire
Eden
1977
Kilroot
1977
Whitehead
Whitehead Excursion
RPSI depot
Ballycarry
Magheramorne
Glynn
Larne Town
Larne Harbour
Location
Lanyon Place
Location in Northern Ireland
Lanyon Place
Location on the Island of Ireland

Belfast Lanyon Place (formerly Belfast Central) is a railway station serving the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. Located on East Bridge Street in the Laganside area of central Belfast, it is one of four stations in the city centre, the others being City Hospital, Botanic, and Belfast Grand Central.

The station serves Northern Ireland Railways routes to Derry, Bangor and Larne. Until 2024, Lanyon Place was also the northern terminus of the cross-border Enterprise service to Dublin Connolly, jointly run with Iarnród Éireann.