Botanic railway station

Botanic
Translink commuter rail station
General information
LocationBelfast
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°35′18″N 5°55′58″W / 54.5884°N 5.9328°W / 54.5884; -5.9328
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Bangor
Derry~Londonderry
Larne
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneiLink Zone 1
Key dates
1976Opened
2008Refurbished
Passengers
2015/16986,782
2016/17 1,059,520
2017/18 1,149,721
2018/19 1,261,872
2019/20 1,199,695
2020/21 178,872
2021/22 686,153
2022/23 904,204
2023/24 1.176 million
Route map

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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
Botanic
Location within Northern Ireland
Botanic
Location on the Island of Ireland

Botanic railway station serves the Botanic area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland and students for Queen's University Belfast; it is also near Shaftesbury Square which is along Botanic Avenue. It is named after the nearby Belfast Botanic Gardens. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being City Hospital, Lanyon Place and Grand Central.

The station opened on 26 April 1976 and is very close to City Hospital Station.

Passengers can alight here for the Ulster Museum, which is situated on the edge of Botanic Gardens.