£17m allocated from EU for upgrade of Derry rail line
Published 1st Jul 2015, 14:05 BST
Updated 15th Aug 2019, 18:05 BST
European Union funding of 24m euros (£17m) has been secured for two railway upgrades in Northern Ireland, including the Derry to Coleraine line.
The line will receive 14,373,993 euros (£10.2m), while the Knockmore to Lurgan line has received 9,684,520 euros (£6.9m).
In April, work on a major update to the Derry-Coleraine line was delayed for four months.
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy said the funding was 'great news'.
He said it was a success to obtain the money, as competition for the funding across Europe had been unprecedented.