16/03/2015

Train Services Disrupted By Security Alert In Lurgan

Train services have been disrupted by a security alert in Lurgan, County Armagh.

Lake Street is closed between North Street and Victoria Street.

The railway line between Lurgan and Moira has also been closed.

Translink said replacement buses have been put in place for Enterprise passengers travelling between Belfast and Dublin.

(CD/JP)


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