Derry~Londonderry railway station

Derry~Londonderry railway station stands on the east bank of the River Foyle in Derry. It is a railway terminus and the seventh busiest station on the Northern Ireland Railways network. The station opened in 1852 as Londonderry Waterside and was rebuilt in 1874. It has the longest platforms on the NIR network, stretching 258.3 metres. The station was damaged in two terrorist attacks during the 1970s and closed in 1980. A new station opened in 2019 as part of the North West Transport Hub. The station is worth the journey for its historical significance and modern role. It was the only surviving railway station in Derry after closures in the 1960s. The line was upgraded before Derry became the UK City of Culture in 2013. The current station uses the former train shed as a waiting room, café, and ticket hall. Two platforms serve trains to Coleraine and Belfast, with an hourly service to Belfast Grand Central on weekdays. Visitors find a spacious station with a café and ticket hall in the restored train shed. Two platforms serve trains to Coleraine and Belfast, with a siding for empty stock. The riverside greenway runs beside the former departure platform site. Buses also serve the station as part of the North West Transport Hub. The station connects to the city centre via a planned foot and cycle bridge across the Foyle.