Dhu Varren railway station

Dhu Varren
NI Railways
General information
LocationPortrush
Northern Ireland
Coordinates55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W / 55.19639°N 6.66139°W / 55.19639; -6.66139
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1969
2008
Station opened
Station refurbished
Passengers
2022/2324,494 [1]
2023/24Decrease 21,221 [2]
Location
Dhu Varren is located in Northern Ireland
Dhu Varren
Dhu Varren
Location within Northern Ireland
Map

Dhu Varren (Irish: Dúbhearn)[3] is a railway halt in the townland of Glenmanus at the western edge of Portrush in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is an unstaffed halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line, less than a mile from the terminus, with a single platform.

It was opened on 10 February 1969 mainly to cater for travel to the station at Coleraine University.[4]

  1. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Dúbhearn/Dhu Varren".
  4. ^ Rowledge, J. W. P. (1995). A regional history of railways. Vol. 16–Ireland. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-906899-63-X.

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