Belfast Grand Central: Ireland’s ‘biggest transport hub’ opens, but no trains yet

Belfast Grand Central Station Opening
Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd, the Belfast Lord Mayor Micky Murray and Translink head Chris Conway inaugurate the new station. Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure

Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd hailed “a new era for public transport” as services got underway at the newly built Belfast Grand Central Station. But it will be some time – exactly when remains unclear – before trains start flowing in and out of what’s set to be Ireland’s largest integrated transport hub.

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Belfast Grand Central: Ireland’s ‘biggest transport hub’ opens, but no trains yet

Belfast Grand Central: Ireland’s ‘biggest transport hub’ opens, but no trains yet

Belfast Grand Central Station Opening
Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd, the Belfast Lord Mayor Micky Murray and Translink head Chris Conway inaugurate the new station. Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure

Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd hailed “a new era for public transport” as services got underway at the newly built Belfast Grand Central Station. But it will be some time – exactly when remains unclear – before trains start flowing in and out of what’s set to be Ireland’s largest integrated transport hub.

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