I can't wait for 22.2.2222 22:22:22

It’s a Tube line because it’s a train that goes through a Tube 8:39

A joke of a transport hub that is not a transport hub for much of Belfast. The buses from North Belfast don't stop at the station and there are no train stations along the 5 miles of North Belfast rail lines.

Class 465 & 466 Are Sadly Soon Being Withdrawn 😭

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Good Luck With The Class 387/1 At Southern

What a waste of money, bloody bus service in Belfast is rubbish their either late or pulll away just as people reach it ,ive watched as a woman with pram nearly at the bus and he pulled away just as she reached it ,now their pulling down the boyne bridge that dosnt interfere with the trains, don't live in sandy row but can sympathise with them .the first snow will stop the trains, rather use the car than train or bus

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Excited? As a local resident this hub is just causing more upset than needed! Translink need to consult and listen to locals. Businesses losing out on trade, residents tortured with noise from the ongoing work at all hours of the night and heritage being removed for no reason when it could have been worked around! ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL TRANSLINK

as a person who lives in Belfast and is going to see this place tomorrow, i am excited to see the complete overhaul that grand central has gone through, i remember seeing the old one all the time and the new one looks amazing! I will be going to take pictures and see the trains, excellent documentation video!

13:03 hopefully there will be more shops and seating

What an ugly building.

The first thing I noticed when you were in the Chiltern carriage was that awful squeaking the whole time - that used to drive me mad on the HSTs, and I was delighted to see the back of them and especially to _hear_ the back of them! Yes, it does seem a ridiculous waste to have built those new carriages and then have them scrapped at only a few years old, so hopefully they can be transferred to Chiltern to replace the ageing Mk3s. I don't know what the performance would be like of a class 68 with _two_ Mk5a rakes attached! Also, good like finding a line with 11-car platforms to accommodate it!

The station is so bland and forgettable and cheap looking. Awful.

brilliant insight, where are you from yourself?

No sign of any sort of modern art or other artistic artwork at the new station , a lack of vision by the architects in my opinion . Very sterile

Is there a train to the airport and ferry?

Lots of concrete, steel and glass. Nothing to soften the interior or exterior like plants and trees. Small retail 'pods' for local producers would've been imaginative. Changing weekly or monthly, to give more exposure and test the market. I believe a real opportunity was missed here. To produce a public space that might encourage similarly innovative spaces across the city. I'm guessing that the lack of more seating before the platform barriers is to allow room for queuing. Especially for the Enterprise. However, more seating would've been thoughtful. For those with mobility issues and the elderly.

I wonder why there are 8 platforms? Great Victoria street ran fine with just 4... maybe it's future proofing for a new train line?

Very nice train station, absoluely what a city like Belfast deserves. But - we have 2024 and they really have separate vending machines of rail and bus? Are they joking?

What a waste of money , it's a big oul barrick no style

As someone from Belfast, I can tell you that this is all a front by Translink this new station is already causing many problems.

Surprised there is no Solar on this huge roof.

Beautiful station, though it's quite unusual that such a big and modern station comes without electrified tracks

Nice overview, now we just need the railways to justify it 😊

Hopefully this new station will help to facilitate a more frequent (and hopefully, eventually, electrified) hourly Enterprise service - and maybe even railway reopenings in the north of Ireland. Armagh? Enniskillen? Derry via Omagh? Here's hoping 🤞

Will never see the first train rolling into the West 🙈

Missed opportunity for a large Train shed which could have been a real show stopper

this is Britan no matter what size the tracks are

You could have stayed on the train to a we village called Whitehead if you visited Whitehead on a Friday or Saturday you could have visited the reastruant there at the museum also it's where the railway preservation society of Ireland is based any that's hopefully something to think about for your next visit to N.ireland .

Geoff Marshall watch out - you are brilliant

Why do men need to design things so huge..concreting over the earth and vast ceilings into the air..don't they realise people have to walk for ages for no reason..it's the same in hospitals. A young non disabled man won't have a problem..

someone listened (01:17) there is now a stairway right where you were pointing at one not being, to get down from road to station without going all the way round

Great video Michael of our lovely GNR station in Belfast I love your positivity and wow you came all the way over to Our we country to ride on our trains thank you that's very much appreciated .

thank you for making this, am over in the Fast' at the weekend and will pay Grand Central a visit ..very good in depth report ..cheers

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Needs a little greenery in that place…too stark

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Thanks for a good, informative video with a natural, chatty style. I used the NI railways in the 60s when they were pretty run down and there were fears that they would follow England and get rid of the remaining mileage. It is great to see the serious infrastructure investment and know the future is secure. I wonder if there are any plans to reinstate some of the lost mileage?

They really should've invited the Irish Steam Railway Preservation with their locos

Complete waste of money in West Belfast not central. Just like the GAA stadium

We still are the most reliant region in GB and NI on private car use. This a step forward. Good video

Dammit Mike, ticking off stations I need! 😂 Nice video, it all looks very nice and I should really make plans to get over there.

It's the 2nd biggest waste of money ever in Ireland 🇮🇪 After that hospital

Sorry to be the naysayer. It's a nice new station, but there has been no change at all to the number of rail services, nor is there ever likely to be.

Is there a bar? I didn’t seen one. 😢 There was a Starbucks! 😊 It’s clever that they’re opening this thing in a piecemeal fashion; the media, vloggers, etc. all arrive for the opening of the bus terminal, then the first train; the grand opening of the second floor looks like it may merit an opening too. They’re doing a good job with their publicity machine.

A lot better than that shitty little Chorlton Street one in Manchester! Good Vid!

Nice video; keep up the good work!