Botanic railway station
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This article is about the railway station in Northern Ireland. For the station in The Bronx, see Botanical Garden (Metro-North station). For the subway station in Brooklyn, see Botanic Garden (BMT Franklin Avenue Line). For the former station in Scotland, see Botanic Gardens railway station.
Botanic railway station serves the Botanic area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland and students for Queen's University Belfast; it is also near Shaftesbury Square which is along Botanic Avenue. It is named after the nearby Belfast Botanic Gardens. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being City Hospital, Great Victoria Street, and Lanyon Place.
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General information | |
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Location | Belfast Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54.5884°N 5.9328°W / 54.5884; -5.9328 |
Owned by | NI Railways |
Operated by | NI Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Key dates | |
1976 | Opened |
2008 | Refurbished |
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The station opened on 26 April 1976 and is very close to City Hospital Station[1]
Passengers can alight here for the Ulster Museum, which is situated on the edge of Botanic Gardens.