Operational Opening of Belfast Grand Central Station Bus Services Commencing from 8th September

From next month, services will be introduced in phases with buses currently operating from the Europa Bus centre to move over first on Sunday 8th September followed by rail operations, date to be confirmed. Public Realm work around the station will continue in to 2025.

This is a really exciting milestone for everyone. The new station, and associated railway, signalling and public realm is a game changer set to inspire people to use more sustainable transport options creating a better connected, cleaner and healthier region for everyone.
Over the coming weeks there will be a number of changes for passengers.

These are being carefully planned:
• To facilitate completion of all the essential commissioning and testing;
• To allow services to bed in;
• To give the public time to get familiar with the new station
• To facilitate the ongoing public realm works.

Passengers and parents of pupils returning to school after the summer break are urged to plan their journey in advance, pre buy their ticket and allow extra time for their journey particularly travelling through the Belfast area.

Belfast Grand Central Station Phased Opening
Bus Services Only – Sunday 8th September
The Europa Buscentre will close on Saturday 7th September. Services operating from the Europa Buscentre will transfer to the new station with the first service operating on Sunday the 8th September at 5am.

Cross Border Enterprise Rail Services
There will be a new 2 hourly cross border rail timetable in place from Monday 26th August.
This is to accommodate the new hourly Enterprise Belfast / Dublin services due to be introduced later this year.
When the new Grand Central Station opens, all Enterprise services will operate to and from the new station and will no longer serve Lanyon Place Station. The current bus substitution arrangements will also continue for cross border passengers until the station opens and the train line reopens between Belfast and Lisburn.

To view all upcoming changes, please click below.