Botanic railway station serves the Botanic area in south

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Services

Train services

On weekdays, there is a half-hourly service on the Bangor Line between Grand Central and , with extra trains at peak times. The Derry~Londonderry Line operates an hourly service between Grand Central and , with additional trains to at peak times. The Larne Line operates a half-hourly service to and , with the terminus alternating between the two every half-hour. Extra trains operate to and at peak times. On Saturdays, service patterns remain largely similar except without any additional peak-time trains. On Sundays, the Bangor Line reduces to an hourly service. The Derry~Londonderry Line alternates its outbound terminus every hour between and , resulting in a two-hourly service to stations beyond . The Larne Line also reduces to hourly but continues alternating the terminus between and , resulting in a two-hourly service to stations beyond Whitehead. The timetable allows 3 minutes for the trains to travel between and Botanic. At one point, the cross-border

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served Botanic, but no longer stops at the station.

Bus services

Belfast Metro's 7 services connect Botanic station to the City Centre, Four Winds, Laurelgrove, Braniel, and Stormont. Additionally, the 625 Ulsterbus service also stop near the station with runs from the City Centre to Ballynahinch and

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. There are no ticket vending machines (TVMs) for bus tickets; passengers can either download the mLink app or pay directly on the bus.

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Botanic Railway Station Railway stations in Belfast Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1976 Railway stations opened by NI Railways Railway stations served by NI Railways