Tillysburn railway station
Tillysburn railway station is a proposed railway station intended to serve the area between Belfast and Holywood on the Bangor line. The station has been proposed as part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015 to provide a rail link to both the Holywood Exchange retail development and George Best Belfast City Airport.[1] It is also intended that the station serve the planned national stadium and as a park and ride facility for the areas around Holywood.[2]
The pressure group Rail 21, in a submission to the BMAP plan, has raised objections about what the new station is expected to do, in that it is approximately as far from the airport terminal as Sydenham station. Instead, it proposes a dedicated airport station, with Tillysburn used for the retail development and as a park and ride.[3] As of 2009, Northern Ireland Railways is concentrating on the renovation of the Derry line, so any expansion of service to the east of Belfast remains an unfunded proposal.
| Preceding station |  Northern Ireland Railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed | ||||
| Sydenham | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Bangor |
Holywood | ||
References
- ↑ Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015 District Proposals: Belfast Harbour Area Transportation - Northern Ireland Planning Service
- ↑ Blanchflower Stadium: plan for aiprort train station - Belfast Telegraph, 25/03/09
- ↑ New Railway Station at Tillysburn - Rail 21
