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University of Ulster at Coleraine , image = , caption = ''The Coleraine Campus in 2007'' , motto = No motto , motto_lang = , mottoeng = , established = 1968 – Coleraine Campus ...
in
County Londonderry County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...
, Northern Ireland. It is within the
townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
of Ballysally in the north of
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 ...
. It is a single line halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line with a single platform and shelter and is unstaffed. The halt is often extremely busy, given its proximity to the University.
Portrush Portrush () is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It neighbours the resort of Portstewart. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, ...
has a large number of students living in it and many of them use the train as transport. It is also used by many passengers to connect to the mainline station at
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 ...
for onward journeys to
Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
and
Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...
. It was opened on 12 June 1968.


Service

Monday to Friday, first two trains from
Portrush Portrush () is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It neighbours the resort of Portstewart. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, ...
are through trains to Great Victoria street then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush. On Saturdays, the first train from Portrush is a through train to Great Victoria Street, then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush. On Sunday, there is an hourly service to Portrush and Coleraine, with the service extending to Great Victoria street every two hours.


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Railway stations in County Londonderry Railway stations opened in 1968 Railway stations served by NI Railways Railway stations opened by NI Railways Ulster University Coleraine Railway stations at university and college campuses {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub