Downshire railway station
Downshire  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Carrickfergus |
| Local authority | Carrickfergus |
| Operations | |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| History | |
| 1925 | Station opened as Downshire Park |
| 1979 | Station renamed to Downshire |
| 2008 | Station refurbished |
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 UK Railways portal | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- ↑ "Downshire Park". Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ "NI Railways Engineering Works Information". Translink. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
Coordinates: 54°43′16″N 5°47′25″W / 54.72111°N 5.79028°W