The station is located in the northwest of Newry, County Armagh on the Dublin-Belfast line close to the Craigmore Viaduct.

[10] By the start of the twentieth century Newry had become a railway hub, with the Belfast to Dublin line passing to the west of the town, while lines from the ports of Warrenpoint and Greenore either side of Carlingford Lough converged closer to the centre of town where stations were more conveniently situated.

[citation needed] In order to improve facilities for passengers a modern new station building was constructed and officially opened on 26 November 2009.

[14] The station is a calling point on the Enterprise express service, which operates between Belfast Grand Central and Dublin Connolly.

Additionally, until September 2024, two peak-time services were operated each day to and from Newry by Iarnród Éireann.