Just a snapshot from me. A life in the day…read more It's an edge of town train station with tall chimney remnants of Ulster's flax mill past still visible on the Portadown skyline - flax (or linseed) is the naturally growing fibre that makes everything from bedsheets to table linen and underclothes. Linseed gives oil and other healthy derivatives. Most recently, Portadown was the site of the long-running Drumcree dispute, but that dispute is a damp squid now but it was different in the 1980's and 1990's over yearly marches by the Orange Order through the Catholic part of the town, which often sparked violence and protests. In the 1990s, the long running dispute escalated and prompted a massive security operation, drawing worldwide attention to Portadown for all the wrong reasons. Historically Portadown can trace its origins to the early 17th century Plantation of Ulster, and in the Victorian era, with the arrival of the railway I'm travelling on today, it became a major town. It had the nickname "hub of the North" due to it being a major railway junction; where the Great Northern Railway's line diverged for Belfast, Dublin, Armagh and Derry. In the 19th and 20th centuries Portadown was also a major centre for the production of textiles, mainly linen. Linen wasn't just an industry it was a way of life all over the Northern Ireland statelet that gave us model villages like Bessbrook which couldn't have a pub built in the village and while Quaker's like the Cadbury family were becoming multi millionaires from chocolate the Quaker linen barons were becoming the super rich of the day in Ulster. Meanwhile Harland & Woolf were becoming super rich from heavy engineering in Belfast. Cadbury like other Quaker chocolate magnates (Rowntree and Fry) saw drinking chocolate as a drink for men who abstained from alcohol (women weren't mentioned back then) with a now deceased quasi religious cult leader here naming booze the Devil's buttermilk. Personally I've never met the devil. Quakers here built houses for their workers with electricity and a water supply way back when it was unheard of - all taken for granted now for many years. They gave workers a sense of pride in work - and work is still intrinsic to human nature in the west - again the Germans had a sign above the entrance of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps: Arbeit macht frei; the German phrase means "Work sets you free" or "Work makes one free". Those who entered these places certainly met the Devil. Such was the power of the Quakers throughout the UK they dictated when the families that worked for them went to bed and woke - they controlled the electricity supply in their model villages. It's as well these good folks were decent and honest in themselves - again honesty and decency were taken for granted back then too - moral fibre. If you look into 10 Downing St today or 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue DC in 2020 you couldn't find it with a sieve. So I sit musing on a train with a cafe Krem flat white on the outskirts of Portadown. We all sit apart and away. We are on hopefully the tail end of Wu flu but it's as unclear and fragile as most things now, just like democracy.

Well I frequent this train station a lot....in fact everyday! I get the train to Belfast for work…read moreand am always surprised at how busy this station is! Luckily there is generally always a staff member available on site but that's as far as the facilities go here lol The trains generally run on time but the car park fills up very early so you need to be on the ball to get a space. All in all this is a well kept and run train station....keep up the good work translink :)

Adelaide Station is a suburban railway halt on the Portadown - Lisburn - Bangor line where you'd…read moredisembark were you to travel to Lisburn Road by train. It's at the end of a quiet residential street near the fashionable shops and you can also get to the Boucher Road retail park from here. There's no ticket office and only one shelter on the platform. While you wait the Enterprise to Dublin may glide swiftly past you. Basically Adelaide is useful for resident, commuters and pupils at Victoria College nearby and with the right timing taking the train to the city centre - Central Station or Victoria - beats crawling down the Lisburn Road by bus.

Very nice travel hub! Very modern and plenty of rest and food options…read more Everything is clean and clearly marked. The information booth took the time to explain what we needed to do to make our connecting train. If you have a choice in train stations this is then one you want.

Belfast station is located in Northern Ireland, UK. Coming from Dublin, there were no border…read morepassport control when I visited. They have nice size clean and free restroom, they had coffee stand which was open at 8pm but they had a bar which was closed at 7:30pm. They have an ATM machine available for those like me, who wasn't thinking that this is a part of UK. I was so stupid and wasn't thinking when I left Dublin hotel in the morning. I thought I would leave pound sterling so I didn't have to carry unnecessary cash with me. They have elevator for those with luggage or for those in needs. Plenty of seating available at waiting area, not sure about free wifi but clean station is always nice.

Botanic Train Station is small but conveniently located on Botanic Avenue, so if you work near…read moreabout or study at Queen's University Belfast it's perfect. Personally I've always found staff and conductors helpful and pleasant. Being teeny don't expect it to have too much in the way of facilities (e.g. there are no toilets) but it has the essentials such as a maned ticket counter, paper timetables on display and two covered platforms. Located on Botanic there are a plethora of cafes, convenience stores and restaurants nearby. It's handy for getting to different parts of Belfast as a train from here can take you to Central Train Station, Great Victoria Street, Titanic Quarter or City Hospital. If you're going further afield you'll find some good off peak deals, for example a day return off peak ticket to Bangor is just £5.70 (March 2016). My one major criticism is that here in Northern Ireland it's a shame our trains don't have late night services, as last train journeys all seem to be around 10pm or 11pm. Fingers crossed this may change in the future.

I'm sorry but I point-blank refuse to give Translink or anything to do with them more than 2/5…read more They are truely dreadful, and as I have even said in other reviews I actually think they're an embrassment to Northern Ireland. My girlfriend is English and she simply can't believe how bad public transport is in this country and its all down to these monopolising idiots who are money grabbing opportunists at best and psuedo war-profiteers at worst. This particular station is extremely handy if you go to Queen's. Its only two minutes down the road so if you study at Queens you will be getting on or off at this station at some stage. The station is also good access to the Ulster Museum, though its probably 50/50 if this place is closer than City Hospital. Its tidy and clean but has no other amenities. This is probably due to the fact there is a Spar right beside it. One last point is that they always ask for your student card, even if you get the train every day. Pointless.

Loved it. Historic and timeless. It opened in 1848 with must building done in the early 1900's mock…read moreTudor style and still standing. It has a wonderful footbridge built by Walter MacFarlane's Saracen Foundry in Glasgow. They specialised in on street drinking fountains, bandstands, lamp standards and made elegance part of their designs creating artistic utility. A lot of staff were in the station to help and I got darn good coffees from a cafe within. I think I paid just over £6 for very good cappuccino from a friendly barista. The toilet facilities are well maintained. Isn't living history fascinating oh and I mentioned the Tudors 1485 to 1603. They were the first to introduce a minimum wage into the UK.

Antrim Station is like flippin' Ghost Town epitomised...honestly, it's the wierdest place…read more Obviously passengers are constantly going through it, and getting on and off trains, but the actual station itself is completely lacking in, well, just about everything. It is very reminiscent of Lisburn Station, with its red brick walls, retro porch style areas, and olde worlde charm, but it's completely dead. When we got off the train, there was no-one in the ticket booth / information point, and we had no clue as to where we were going, so that wasn't very helpful. It ended up we walked the whole way round to the town centre, on a route that took us twice as long as the more direct road. Excellent...particularly when it starts raining, and you're got on your Sun Shimmer and a short sleeved cardie. Speckled arms, anyone? That aside, we did mind to find our way back (just about...can we not have some signs up people?!), and had a bit of a wait for a train to Belfast. No-one was around when we got there - no conductors, no passengers, no nothing. I had a quick peek in the ticket booth, and it seemed pretty dead too. We dandered over to the far side of the station, and hoped to sit in the inside waiting area, only to discovered it was closed. Oh joy. Luckily I had a few tissues, so mopping up excess rain water from the bench wasn't an issue. Once the train came (Antrim features on the Belfast to Londonderry / Derry line), my sister and I were more than relieved to be on our way home. Thankfully there was a break in the rain, so we managed to stay dry for our wait, thank goodness. Still, that'll teach me to reach for the wash off tan...

Hey, it's a public bus station. If you came here to be…read moreimpressed or swaddled in the lap of luxury then you were out of order. Adjust your expectations accordingly and read on (smile). Bearing that in mind the buses are on time, the kiosk are in working order and the place is relatively clean. I am also fairly certain that there are working toilets there if you need them. The station is in the heart of Belfast and I saw that a few bus lines operate out of this hub. There are three things I really appreciated about this bus station. Unlike some bus stations in the US, there are: First, no homeless people camping out here or begging. Second, no rats running around. Finally, no obvious pimps attempting to pick up young innocent run aways. So they get a few more stars for just being a decent place for humans to simply board a bus.

Great Victoria Street station, in terms of facilities, is pretty much what you would expect from a…read morestation in a city like Belfast but it is a bit cramped and crowded. It is attached to the Europa bus station and is a 5 minute walk away from the city centre which is pretty good but it is a wee bit far out. In the station building there is a WHSmith, a coffee shop, some seats, a ticket office and some toilets. There are four platforms serving the Larne, Londonderry, Portadown and Bangor lines on the NI Railways network. I am pretty sure the Dublin trains will be moved here in the future as well. The staff here are not rude, but they don't really engage with people, for example, the man on the ticket barrier was very robotic, just letting people through once they have flashed a blue NIR ticket at him. There isn't really anything wrong with GVS station but there isn't anything exceptionally good about it to warrant a 4 star review. The convenient connection to Europa bus station is great, especially if you are transferring between services, and the statue of the two women outside on the street is quite interesting, but otherwise it is just a train station which happens to be the main one in Belfast.

It's got a shelter and a car park. Really not much else to say about it…read more It's beside a park and handy parking for Moseley mill theatre.

Mossley West railway station was reopened nine years ago and the train line could finally be used…read moreby the public after many years in disuse. Mossley platform is great for those travelling to Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine etc as this provides a quick, direct line for them to get to work or university etc. Because of this schedule it means the train can be very busy in the mornings and evenings, also on a Sunday when the hordes of students travel back up to university. The train that usually runs on this line is one of the newer trains which makes your journey that little bit more quick and comfortable. It's also one of the most scenic train journeys. The beautiful Northern Irish country side flys past you, especially in the Spring when all the lambs are being born and you can see them bounce about the fields. Not bad for a train line I must say.