At a media preview of the new station on Wednesday morning, work was still going in inside and outside the station by workers in hard hats and hi-vis vests. The sound of drills an

Buses will operate normally from the Europa Bus Centre on Saturday with services relocating to Belfast Grand Central Station on Sunday. Rail operations will commence at a date to be confirmed. Access to the new station will be via Grosvenor Road and Saltwater Lane (off Glengall Street).

A HUGE €400m train station will host its first service in Northern Ireland this weekend. Belfast Grand Central Station at Weavers Cross is set to improve train journeys from Sunday, September 8.

A new £340m public transport hub has opened in the centre of Belfast with the start of bus services. Translink has estimated the new Grand Central Station will cater for up to 20 million journeys a year.

Buses will move to the new Belfast Grand Central Station from Sunday with the first bus due to roll out at 5am, bound for Dublin. Rail services will begin from the new £340m integrated hub later in the autumn once rail safety checks have been completed.

Belfast Grand Central Station at Weavers Cross will open on Sunday, with the first service at 5am. A £340 million (€400 million) hub is set to be a “game-changer” for public transport in the North. Belfast Grand Central Station at Weavers Cross will host its first service, a 5am bus to Dublin, on Sunday.

Cyclists will have to make do with 15% of Belfast Grand Central Station's intended complement of bike racks for the time being, Translink has said.

Travel writer Tim Hedgley and Chris McCracken from Linen Quarter BID discuss.