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Dhu Varren
General information
Location	Portrush Northern Ireland
Coordinates	55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W / 55.19639°N 6.66139°W / 55.19639; -6.66139
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Line(s)	Portrush
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1969 2008	Station opened Station refurbished
Passengers
2022/23	24,494
2023/24	21,221
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Dhu Varren (Irish: Dúbhearn) is a railway halt in the townland of Glenmanus at the western edge of Portrush in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is an unstaffed halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line, less than a mile from the terminus, with a single platform.

It was opened on 10 February 1969 mainly to cater for travel to the station at Coleraine University.

Service

Monday to Friday, the first 2 trains from Portrush are through trains to Belfast Grand Central then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush.

On Saturdays, the first train from Portrush is a through train to Belfast Grand Central. For the rest of the day, an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush.

On Sunday, there is an hourly service to Portrush and Coleraine, and a service extension to Belfast Grand Central every two hours.

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
University		Northern Ireland Railways Coleraine-Portrush		Portrush

References

1. "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
3. "Dúbhearn/Dhu Varren".
4. Rowledge, J. W. P. (1995). A regional history of railways. Vol. 16 – Ireland. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-906899-63-X.
5. "Derry~Londonderry Line NIRailways / Derry~Londonderry Line". translink.co.uk. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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