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Carrickfergus
NI Railways
Platform 1 at Carrickfergus station in 2011.
General information
LocationCarrickfergus
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates54°43′03″N 5°48′35″W / 54.717422°N 5.809689°W / 54.717422; -5.809689
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1862Station opened
2001Station refurbished.

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 style="background:#Template:NIRColor; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne
style="background:#Template:NIRColor; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Downshire
  Historical railways  
Clipperstown
Line and station open
  Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne
  Barn
Line open, station closed

References

  1. ^ "Carrickfergus" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 27 August 2007.