Carrickfergus railway station
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.
Carrickfergus  | |
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.jpg) Platform 1 at Carrickfergus station in 2011. | |
| Location | Carrickfergus Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 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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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. Towards Larne Harbour trains operate every hour. Some peak time trains terminate here, at platform 3, and other peak trains continue to Larne Town.
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 | |
Following station | ||
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| 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 27 August 2007.
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