Dhu Varren (Irish: Dúbhearn) is a

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in the

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of Glenmanus at the western edge of Portrush in

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, Northern Ireland. It is an unstaffed halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line, less than a mile from the terminus, with a single platform. It was opened on 10 February 1969 mainly to cater for travel to the

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at Coleraine University.

Service

Monday to Friday, the first 2 trains from Portrush are through trains to

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then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...

and Portrush On Saturdays, the first train from Portrush is a through train to

.For the rest of the day, an hourly service operates to

and Portrush On Sunday, there is an hourly service to Portrush and

, and a service extension to

every two hours.

References

1969 establishments in Northern Ireland Railway stations in County Londonderry Railway stations opened in 1969 Railway stations served by NI Railways Portrush {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub