Finaghy railway station is located in the townland of Ballyfinaghy (Finaghy) in south Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the Dublin-Belfast line. The Great Northern Railway of Ireland opened the station on 9 February 1907.
History The station opened as Finaghy Halt on 9 February 1907, having been built by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). Much of the surrounding area was developed after the station opened, with Finaghy Park expanding during the inter-war years as Belfast's suburbs spread south-west along the Lisburn Road.
Following changes to railway ownership in Northern Ireland, the station later came under the control of the Ulster Transport Authority. Railway operations were briefly branded as Ulster Transport Railways from 1966 before Northern Ireland Railways was established in 1967.
On 21 July 1972, during Bloody Friday, a bomb in a hijacked lorry exploded on the railway bridge carrying Finaghy Road North over the line. The explosion caused minor damage to the bridge and its parapet.
Facilities Finaghy is an unmanned station with two platforms. Both platforms have step-free access via ramps and sheltered seating. A ticket vending machine is provided, along with timetable information and audio announcements; there are no passenger information displays.
The station has a 36-space car park, including three accessible spaces, as well as ten bicycle parking spaces. CCTV is in operation. There are no public toilets, shops or refreshment facilities.
Service
From Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards , or in one direction, and to Belfast Grand Central in the other. Extra services operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.
On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
The Enterprise service between Belfast Grand Central and Dublin Connolly passes through Finaghy but does not call at the station.
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