Portadown railway station

Portadown
Portadown Railway Station Platform 2 (on the left) and 3 (on the right) in December 2014
General information
LocationPortadown
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°25′30″N 6°26′46″W / 54.425°N 6.446°W / 54.425; -6.446
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Dublin
Portadown/Newry
DistanceBelfast Lanyon Place: 26¼ Miles
Dublin Connolly: 87¼ miles
Platforms3
Tracks3
Train operatorsNI Railways, Iarnród Éireann
Bus routes5
Bus stands1
Bus operatorsUlsterbus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Architect1862: John MacNeill
Other information
Station codePDOWN
Fare zone3
Websitetranslink.co.uk/Portadown
History
Previous namesPortadown - Craigavon West
Key dates
1842Opened
1848Moved to present location
1863Returned to original location
1970Returned to present location
2013Refurbished
Passengers
2015/16908,113
2016/17 950,529
2017/18 990,085
2018/19 1,055,835
2019/20 950,445
2020/21 195,336
2021/22 587,782
2022/23 925,721
2023/24 1,141,174
2024/25 1,046,238
Route map

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Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central
Westlink / Central Junction
to Lanyon Place
Adelaide
Balmoral
Finaghy
M1
Dunmurry
Derriaghy
Lambeg
Hilden
Lisburn
Knockmore
2005
2003
1956
Maze
1974
Broomhedge Halt
1973
Damhead
1973
Moira
M1
Pritchard's Bridge
1844
Lurgan
Goodyear Halt
1983
Seagoe
1842
Portadown
1965
1957
Tanderagee
1965
1955
Scarva
Acton Crossing
1954
Poyntzpass
Augheranter Crossing
1954
Knockarney Crossing
1965
1955
Goraghwood
1965
to Warrenpoint
1965
Mullaghglass
1901
Craigmore Viaduct
Newry
Wellington Inn
1852
Adavoyle
1933
Mt. Pleasant
1965
M1
Dundalk Clarke
Dundalk Junct. station
1894
to Clones and Enniskillen│to Greenore
1957/1952
Dundalk Railway Works
1958
Castlebellingham
1976
1975
Dromin Junction
1975
Dunleer
1984
Newfoundwell
Drogheda MacBride
Oldcastle branch line
(freight only)
Bettystown
1847
Laytown
Laytown Viaduct
Mosney
2000
Gormanston
Balbriggan
Ardgillan
1867
Skerries
Skerries Golf Club Halt
1960
Baldongan
1847
Rush and Lusk
Rogerstown Viaduct
Donabate
Malahide
Portmarnock
Clongriffin
Baldoyle
1852
Howth Junction
& Donaghmede
Kilbarrack
Raheny
Harmonstown
Killester
Clontarf
1956
Clontarf Road
North Wall Yard
to Alexandra Road
Docklands
Dublin Connolly
Trans-Dublin Line
& Rosslare Line
= Northern Commuter
= Newry/Portadown Line
Location
Portadown
Location in Northern Ireland
Portadown
Location on the island of Ireland

Portadown Railway Station serves the town of Portadown in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

The station is located on the Belfast-Dublin railway line. The original station opened in 1842, and the present station opened in 1970. It is currently NI Railways 6th busiest station with over 1.1 million passengers in the 2023/24 financial year