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The fastest means of getting to Dublin, the capital of the Irish Republic and Ireland's largest city, is the Enterprise Rail Service which departs from Belfast Central Station on East Bridge Street. Train Timetable For Services Between Belfast Central Station and Dublin Connolly Trains to Dublin Connolly Station leave at 06.50, 08.00, 10.30, 12.30, 14.10, 16.10, 18.10 and 20.10 Monday to Saturday. The service reduces to five trains on Sunday at 10.00, 13.00, 15.00, 16.00 and 19.00. Most trains stop at Portadown, Newry, Dundalk and Drogheda. The 08.00 service stops only at Portadown and Newry. The journey time is approximately two hours and both first-class and standard class seating is available. Enterprise trains feature a buffet car and a trolley refreshment service. H...

Metro is responsible for bus services in the Belfast area while Ulsterbus provides bus and coach services throughout the rest of the province. Tourists visiting Belfast should download a copy of the brochure 'See Belfast by Metro' from the Translink website. This contains information on how to use the system to visit the city's main tourist attractions. Metro's Main Arterial Services are Most Frequent The most frequent Metro services are Metros 1 to 12 which run along Belfast's main arterial corridors. Metro also operates a network of other services in Belfast with varying frequencies as well as 'City Express' which links the city centre with suburban areas of Newtownabbey via the M2 motorway. Belfast Metro Bus System Divided into Three Fare Zones The system is divided i...

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