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Trains typically operated between Portadown and Bangor on weekdays and Sundays, and between Lisburn and Bangor on Saturdays. However, this service has been temporarily suspended due to the closure of the Lisburn to Belfast Lanyon Place line for the Belfast Grand Central enabling works.
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There is a private rail siding at Cultra which is used occasionally for access by the museum to the main rail network, but is not used by passenger services.
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There are some connections to private sidings at Whitehead and Cultra.
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The Bangor Line serves important museums including the
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The Belfast-Bangor Line is part of the key link into
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