Yorkgate  | |||||||
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 Yorkgate station in 2009 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Belfast Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 54°36′38″N 5°55′20″W / 54.6105°N 5.9223°W | ||||||
| Owned by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Closed | ||||||
| Key dates | |||||||
| 1992 | Opened | ||||||
| 27 April 2024[1] | Closed, replaced by York Street railway station | ||||||
| 6 May 2024 | Station buildings demolished | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2022/23 | 533,882 [2] | ||||||
| 2023/24 |  647,022 [3] | ||||||
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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]
- ^ a b "York Street: New train station opens in north Belfast". BBC News. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "IN PICTURES: Plan to raze one of Belfast's main train stations to the ground". www.newsletter.co.uk. 16 May 2021.