Downshire railway station
File:Downshire railway station in 2008.jpg | |
Location | Carrickfergus Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
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Owned by | NI Railways |
Operated by | NI Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Key dates | |
1925 | Station opened as Downshire Park |
1979 | Station renamed to Downshire |
2008 | Station refurbished |
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Downshire railway station serves eastern Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
This station opened on 1 April 1925 and was known for most of its early life as Downshire Park. Northern Ireland Railways renamed the halt in the late 1970s.[1] The station's signposts prior to the 2008 refurbishment named the station as "Downshire Halt", a name by which the station is still locally known.
The Belfast-bound platform was extended during summer 2011 to allow longer trains to operate. The Larne-bound platform was similarly refurbished in early 2012.[2]
Service
On weekdays, there is a half-hourly service to Great Victoria Street. In the other direction, there is a half-hourly service with the terminus alternating between Whitehead and Larne Harbour every half an hour.
On Saturdays, the service remains half-hourly with the same alternating pattern, and there are less peak services.
On Sundays, the service reduces to hourly operation in both directions.
Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways | Following station | ||
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Carrickfergus | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Larne |
Whitehead | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Barn Line open, station closed |
Northern Counties Committee Belfast-Larne |
Eden Line open, station closed |
References
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