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Transport Hub: £200m project due to be completed by 2025

New footage has been released of the Belfast transport hub which is due to open towards the end of 2024.

Construction work is entering its final phases at the £200m bus and rail centre which will be known as Belfast Grand Central Station.

Once complete, it will be the largest integrated transport hub on the island of Ireland.

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21 November 2023

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