Carrickfergus railway station
Carrickfergus  | |||||||
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.jpg) Platform 1 at Carrickfergus station in 2011. | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Carrickfergus Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 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 | ||||||
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| 1862 | Station opened | ||||||
| 2001 | Station refurbished | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2022/23 | 484,439 [1] | ||||||
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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.
Service
On Mondays to Fridays, there is a half-hourly service to Belfast Lanyon Place 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. 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.
References
- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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