Transport Lisburn
1 transport
1.1 rail
1.2 bus
1.3 road
1.4 inland waterways
transport
rail
lisburn railway station opened on 12 august 1839. railway remains popular means of transport between lisburn , belfast, express trains taking 10–15 minutes reach belfast s great victoria street. train links city directly newry, portadown, lurgan, moira , bangor. station has services dublin connolly in city of dublin, 3 trains per day stopping @ station. railway services station provided northern ireland railways, subsidiary of translink. city served hilden railway station.
lisburn railway station
bus
ulsterbus provides various bus services connect city belfast city centre, lies 8 miles northeast. these services operate either along belfast s lisburn road or through falls area in west belfast. in addition long-distance services craigavon, newry , banbridge, there network of buses serve rural areas around city, such glenavy , dromara; hourly bus service 6am-6pm monday-saturday belfast international airport.
the city has vast network of local buses, serving local housing developments , amenities. these operated ulsterbus.
a new bus centre, provided regional public transport provider translink, opened on 30 june 2008 @ corner of smithfield street , hillsborough road. replaced shelters formerly stood in smithfield square.
lisburn buscentre
road
the city has favourable position on belfast-dublin corridor, being connected former m1 motorway can accessed through junctions 3, 6, 7 , 8. a1 road newry , dublin deviates m1 @ sprucefield interchange, positioned 1 mile southeast of city centre. inner orbital route formed throughout 1980s has permitted city centre operate one-way system pedestrianisation of bow street shopping precinct. in addition this, feeder road leading milltown on outskirts of belfast ballymacash in north lisburn, opened in 2006. route connects a512 , permits traffic lisburn access m1 @ junction 3 (dunmurry) relieving pressure on southern approaches city.
inland waterways
the lagan canal passes through lisburn. connected port of belfast lough neagh, reaching lisburn in 1763 (although full route lough neagh not complete until 1793). prior world war ii canal important transportation route goods, averaging on 307,000 tons of coal per year in 1920s. following competition road transport, canal formally closed navigation in 1958, , grew derelict. short stretch , lock in front of lisburn council offices restored use in 2001.
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