Carrickfergus railway station

Carrickfergus
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 / 54.717422; -5.809689
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Line(s)	Larne
Platforms	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1862	Station opened
2001	Station refurbished
Passengers
2022/23	484,439 [1]
2023/24	624,242 [2]
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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.

On Mondays to Fridays, there is a half-hourly service to Belfast Grand Central 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.^[3]

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Clipperstown		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast–Larne line		Downshire
	Historical railways
Clipperstown Line and station open		Northern Counties Committee Belfast-Larne		Barn Line open, station closed

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