NI Railways Train from Yorkgate to Belfast Great Victoria Street

With my Adult Rail 1 Day – Off Peak ticket from the mLink app for just £1.60 just for a short joyride within the city, I headed back to Belfast Great Victoria Street by the next return train after my short visit to Yorkgate.

NI Railways is the railway operator in Northern Ireland with a network of Irish Gauge (5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)) lines in common with the Republic of Ireland. The operating network and services are rather simple with 4 main lines radiating out of Belfast and with just 2 types of passenger rolling stock, both of which are DMUs, all operating without seat reservations and class differentiation.

Yorkgate Railway Station

The façade of Yorkgate Railway Station.

Heading in to Yorkgate Railway Station.

The concourse of Yorkgate Railway Station. The ticket office and gate line are all compact within this small area.

No ticket checks were conducted when I entered the platform area. However, you must have a valid ticket after crossing this point as revenue protection checks can be carried out anywhere.

Crossing the bridge to the other side of the station heading towards the city centre.

It’s a single-track after Yorkgate towards the city centre on the Lagan Bridge.

My train was formed of 1 set of 3-car Class 3000 DMU.

Departing from Yorkgate.

Merging onto the single track just after Yorkgate.

Crossing the Lagan Bridge over the River Lagan with a view of the Lagan Weir.

Crossing the Lagan Railway and Pedestrian Bridge over the River Lagan.

Approaching Belfast Lanyon Place.

Belfast Lanyon Place Railway Station

An Enterprise cross-border inter-city train bound for Dublin Connolly in Ireland was waiting at Platform 2.

Making a brief stop at Belfast Lanyon Place.

Departing from Belfast Lanyon Place.

Heading on the semi-circle railway line around the city centre.

Making a brief stop at Botanic Railway Station.

City Hospital Railway Station

Making a brief stop at City Hospital Railway Station.

Heading on the wye junction curve into Belfast Great Victoria Street.

Approaching Belfast Great Victoria Street Railway Station.

My journey from Yorkgate to Belfast Great Victoria Street took 15 minutes.

Belfast Great Victoria Street Railway Station

My NI Railways Class 3000 DMU at Belfast Great Victoria Street Railway Station Platform 1.

Heading out of the platforms.

The stopping position at Belfast Great Victoria Street is denoted by a “CAF Car Stop” sign.

The end of the line at Belfast Great Victoria Street.

Heading out to the public area. Tickets are checked at the gate line before exiting.

The concourse of Belfast Great Victoria Street.

If joyriding is your thing, plan your trip to Belfast on a Sunday when you can buy the Sunday Day Tracker ticket offering unlimited train rides on a Sunday at £8.00.

Heading out to the Belfast Europa Buscentre.

Exiting the transport premises through the Great Northern Mall.

The exit leads out to Great Victoria Street where the famous The Crown Liquor Saloon is located.