The bus-and-rail body said that it has “preliminary plans” to start rail services on Sunday, October 13. Advertisement Advertisement This will see the rail line between Belfast and Lisburn reopen for passenger services. Meanwhile the cross-border Enterprise services will operate to/from Belfast Grand Central Station instead of Lanyon Place.
Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast News Letter, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Translink group chief executive Chris Conway said in a statement: “We are pleased to announce that good progress has been made on the Rail Safety Certification process. Advertisement Advertisement "While our teams across Translink and Department for Infrastructure will continue to work tirelessly to ensure the completion of this process we are now taking appropriate steps to plan the start of rail services from Grand Central Station on Sunday, 13th October.
“Over the coming days we will start to put plans in place to enable the timely start of rail operations, so everything is ready to go for customers as soon as the certification process is fully complete. “We know this will be good news for many of our rail customers, who need to use this main terminus station for Belfast. The start of rail at Grand Central Station will bring enhanced connectivity and integration of the wider public transport network with bus, coach and ra.
