PASSENGERS faced major disruption at Yorkgate station in Belfast yesterday after it was vandalised in an overnight attack.
A platform was closed and Belfast-bound passengers had to travel on to Central Station and change back to Yorkgate.
Translink has offered a reward for information.
The rail halt building on the northern edge of the city centre, was broken into sometime on Wednesday night, and the damage was discovered yesterday when staff arrived for work.
The building was ransacked and a mobile phone stolen. Windows, doors, and alarms were also damaged during the burglary.
Police have urged anyone with information to come forward, while Translink said a reward was being offered to anyone who can help in the investigation.
A Translink spokeswoman said: “CCTV is being used as part of the PSNI investigation."
She added: “We have a zero tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour and offer a reward of up to £1,000 for information which leads to a successful prosecution.”
Earlier this month it was reported that Translink cut back shrubbery at the station amid concerns by residents living nearby that the area was being used as cover to peddle drugs including heroin.
Translink’s Hilton Parr said inspections of the area found people sleeping rough in the bushes at Yorkgate, while passengers had been intimidated by people under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.
North Belfast DUP councillor Guy Spence said anti-social behaviour in the vicinity of Yorkgate station was a “considerable problem” for the area.
