Yorkgate railway station
Yorkgate railway station served the north of the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The station opened in 1992, replacing the previous York Road railway station nearby.Photo: Keresaspa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in north Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (1992-2024)
- Also known as: “Belfast Yorkgate railway station”, “Belfast Yorkgate Station”, “Yorkgate Railway Station”, and “Yorkgate Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include York Street railway station and SS Nomadic.
York Street railway station
Railway station
York Street railway station serves the north of Belfast in Northern Ireland. The station replaced Yorkgate railway station, which was on a nearby site and closed after the last train on 27 April 2024.
SS Nomadic
Photo: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SS Nomadic is a former tender of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 at Belfast, that is now on display in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. She was built to transfer passengers and mail to and from the ocean liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic. SS Nomadic is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Yorkgate railway station.
Titanic Belfast
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction in Northern Ireland, which opened in 2012. A monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built. Titanic Belfast is situated 2,700 feet east of Yorkgate railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Lodge and Titanic Quarter.
New Lodge
Suburb
Photo: Gerry Lynch, CC BY 2.5.
The New Lodge is an urban, working class Catholic community in Belfast, Northern Ireland, immediately to the north of the city centre. The landscape is dominated by several large tower blocks.
Titanic Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic-themed attraction centred on land in Belfast Harbour, known until 1995 as Queen's Island, and initially, Dargan's Island.
Cathedral Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a developing area of the city, roughly situated between Royal Avenue near where the Belfast Central Library building is, and the Dunbar Link in the city centre.
Yorkgate railway station
- Categories: station located on surface, harbour railway station, and transportation
- Location: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Yorkgate railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Yorkgate”
- Dutch: “Station Yorkgate”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ياوركجات”
- French: “Yorkgate”
- Italian: “stazione di Yorkgate”
- Italian: “Stazione di Yorkgate”
- Japanese: “ヨーク・ストリート駅”
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