Whiteabbey railway station
Whiteabbey  | |
|---|---|
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| Location |
Whiteabbey Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54°40′22″N 5°54′16″W / 54.67278°N 5.90444°WCoordinates: 54°40′22″N 5°54′16″W / 54.67278°N 5.90444°W |
| Owned by | NI Railways |
| Operated by | NI Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1848 | Opened |
| 2008 | Refurbished |
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 UK Railways portal | |
Whiteabbey railway station serves Whiteabbey in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.
History
The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.[1]
The station buildings were erected in 1863-1864, and the waiting room on the down platform was built in the 1890s. These buildings have since been demolished and replaced with basic shelters.
After Whiteabbey, the next station down the Larne line used to be Bleach Green Halt, but this was closed in May 1977.[2]
Service
It is the first station outside Belfast on the Larne Line. On weekdays, 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, with extra services to Carrickfergus at peak times.
On Saturdays, there are fewer peak trains, but the service remains half-hourly.
On Sundays, there is an hourly Larne Line service.
Although technically on the Belfast-Derry railway line, Whiteabbey only sees one weekday morning service from Coleraine, one weekday morning service from Londonderry Waterside, and two weekday evening services to Coleraine calling. No other Belfast-Derry services call at Whiteabbey outside of special circumstances.
| Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkgate | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry |
Mossley West | ||
| Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Larne |
Jordanstown | |||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Whitehouse Line open, station closed |
Belfast and Ballymena Railway York Road-Ballymena |
Monkstown Line open, station closed | ||
| Belfast and Ballymena Railway York Road-Carrickfergus Junction |
Jordanstown Line and station open | |||
| Northern Counties Committee York Road-Larne |
Bleach Green Line open, station closed | |||
References
- ↑ Whiteabbey - Irish Railways, accessed 5 January 2011
- ↑ Bleach Green Halt - Irish Railways, accessed 5 January 2011