Carrickfergus railway station
Carrickfergus  | |
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 Platform 1 at Carrickfergus station in 2011. | |
| Location |
Carrickfergus Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54°43′03″N 5°48′35″W / 54.717422°N 5.809689°WCoordinates: 54°43′03″N 5°48′35″W / 54.717422°N 5.809689°W |
| Owned by | NI Railways |
| Operated by | NI Railways |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1862 | Station opened |
| 2001 | Station refurbished. |
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 UK Railways portal | |
Carrickfergus railway station serves the centre of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In addition to this, Clipperstown serves the west of the town, and Downshire the east.
The station opened on 1 October 1862.[1]
Service
On Mondays to Fridays, there is a half-hourly service to Great Victoria Street with extra trains at peak times. In the other direction, there is a half-hourly service with the terminus alternating between Whitehead and Larne Harbour every half an hour. Some peak time trains terminate here.
On Saturdays, the service remains half-hourly, with fewer trains at peak times.
On Sundays, the service reduces to hourly operation in both directions.
| Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipperstown | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Larne |
Downshire | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Clipperstown Line and station open |
Northern Counties Committee Belfast-Larne |
Barn Line open, station closed | ||
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carrickfergus railway station. |
- ↑ "Carrickfergus" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
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