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Newry railway station serves Newry
Newry

Newry is the fourth-largest City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, forms the historic border between County Armagh and County Down: Newry was included entirely in the latter by the Local Government Act 1898....
 in County Down
County Down

County Down is one of the nine Counties of Ireland that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. The county forms an area of ....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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. The station is situated on the Cross Border line
Dublin-Belfast railway line

The Dublin-Belfast main line is a major railway route in Ireland that connects Dublin Connolly railway station station in the Republic of Ireland and Belfast Central railway station station in Northern Ireland....
 of Northern Ireland Railways
Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland....
, next to the 18-arch, 126ft high Craigmore Viaduct
Craigmore Viaduct

The Craigmore Viaduct is a railway bridge near Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, locally known as the 18 Arches. The bridge was designed by John Benjamin Macneill, an eminent Ireland civil engineer, with construction beginning in 1849 for the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway....
 near Bessbrook
Bessbrook

Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, with approximately 3000 inhabitants. It lies about three miles west of the regional centre of Newry, County Down, and close to the main Dublin-Belfast road and rail line....
.
The station originally opened in 1856 as Newry Main Line, renamed Bessbrook & Newry Main Line in 1866, renamed again as Bessbrook in 1880 before closing in 1942. It was re-opened in 1984 as an NIR Intercity station.
The quality of facilities offered at the station is decreasing with age.






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Newry railway station serves Newry
Newry

Newry is the fourth-largest City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, forms the historic border between County Armagh and County Down: Newry was included entirely in the latter by the Local Government Act 1898....
 in County Down
County Down

County Down is one of the nine Counties of Ireland that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. The county forms an area of ....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
. The station is situated on the Cross Border line
Dublin-Belfast railway line

The Dublin-Belfast main line is a major railway route in Ireland that connects Dublin Connolly railway station station in the Republic of Ireland and Belfast Central railway station station in Northern Ireland....
 of Northern Ireland Railways
Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland....
, next to the 18-arch, 126ft high Craigmore Viaduct
Craigmore Viaduct

The Craigmore Viaduct is a railway bridge near Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, locally known as the 18 Arches. The bridge was designed by John Benjamin Macneill, an eminent Ireland civil engineer, with construction beginning in 1849 for the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway....
 near Bessbrook
Bessbrook

Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, with approximately 3000 inhabitants. It lies about three miles west of the regional centre of Newry, County Down, and close to the main Dublin-Belfast road and rail line....
.
The station originally opened in 1856 as Newry Main Line, renamed Bessbrook & Newry Main Line in 1866, renamed again as Bessbrook in 1880 before closing in 1942. It was re-opened in 1984 as an NIR Intercity station.
The quality of facilities offered at the station is decreasing with age. Several temporary units, which are in declining condition, make up the ticket office and waiting areas. Translink
Translink (Northern Ireland)

Translink is the brand name of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company , a public corporation in Northern Ireland which provides the public transport in the region....
 announced in March 2006 that planning permission was sought from Newry and Mourne District Council
Newry and Mourne District Council

Newry and Mourne District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. It includes much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and has a population of approximately 93,400....
 to construct a new railway station to the east of the existing station at Newry. Platform improvement and extension is proposed, as are replacement canopies, a track maintenance building, an access bridge over the Newry bypass and a new 'Park and Ride' facility. Permission was granted for these improvements in May 2006. Construction began in mid-2008 and is expected to be completed in late 2009.

Enterprise Train Newry
The station is a calling point on the popular Enterprise
Enterprise (train)

|}File:Lambeg railway station in 2005.jpgEnterprise is the name of the cross-border inter-city train service between Dublin Connolly railway station and Belfast Central railway station in Ireland and is jointly operated by Iarnr?d ?ireann and NI Railways ....
 express service, which operates between Belfast Central
Belfast Central railway station

Belfast Central is a railway station serving the city of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Located on East Bridge Street in the city, Central is the northern terminus of the inter-city Enterprise service to Dublin Connolly railway station, which runs every two hours....
 and Dublin Connolly
Dublin Connolly railway station

Dublin Connolly, commonly called Connolly station , is one of the main train station in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and is a focal point in the rail transport in Ireland....
. These trains call at Newry for both destinations at two hour intervals throughout the day. The station experiences favourable passenger numbers from this service.

Train frequencies from Newry are likely to improve if plans to introduce an hourly service on the Enterprise become a reality. At this time such plans are merely speculative and it is unclear if such a service would serve Newry every hour, or if they would operate non-stop between Dublin and Belfast. The concept is, however, encouraging.

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