Downshire railway station
Downshire Class 450 train departs Platform 1 in the Belfast direction, 2008. | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Carrickfergus Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°43′16″N 5°47′25″W / 54.72111°N 5.79028°W |
| Owned by | NI Railways |
| Operated by | NI Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1925 | Station opened as Downshire Park |
| 1979 | Station renamed to Downshire |
| 2008 | Station refurbished |
| Location | |
  Downshire Location within Northern Ireland | |
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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. At peak times some trains terminate at Larne Town
.
On Saturdays, the service remains half-hourly with the same alternating pattern, and there are less peak services.
On Sundays, the service reduces to an hourly operation in both directions.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Downshire railway station.
- ^ "Downshire Park" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "NI Railways Engineering Works Information". Translink. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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