Lisburn railway line to close for essential work

THERE will be a revised timetable on the Portadown/Bangor line and a bus substitution service in operation between Lisburn and Great Victoria Street Station on September 11 and 18.

The line closure is taking place to allow essential engineering work as NI Railways prepares for the arrival of 20 new trains.

A bus substitution will operate between Lisburn and Belfast on both dates. All stations between Lisburn and Great Victoria Street will be closed and passengers are advised to use Metro and Ulsterbus services operating along the Lisburn Road.

Passengers making onward connections are advised to retain their bus ticket and present it to the ticket office as part payment for their onward rail travel.

For passengers using the Enterprise service, a bus substitution will operate to and from Newry and Belfast Central. During the engineering works, Enterprise train services will operate to and from Lisburn, serving Lurgan and Portadown

Gerard McAtarsney, Translink NI Railways Southern Route Manager said: “We are looking forward to the introduction of our new fleet – which will all be in service by 2012. These closures will help us to complete the engineering work as quickly as possible; however some night time work will still be required.

“We are working closely with our contractor to keep noise and disruption to a minimum. We would like to thank local residents and our passengers for their patience as we work hard to enhance our rail services.”

Passengers can get further bus and rail timetable information at www.translink.co.uk or by calling the contact centre on 028 90 66 66 30