Whiteabbey railway station

Coordinates: 54°40′22″N 5°54′16″W / 54.67278°N 5.90444°W / 54.67278; -5.90444
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Whiteabbey
Belfast-Derry line (3)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingCar parks on both sides
Other information
Fare zone3
Websitetranslink.co.uk
History
ElectrifiedNo
Key dates
1848Opened
2008Refurbished
Services
Shelters
Location
Whiteabbey is located in Northern Ireland
Whiteabbey
Whiteabbey
Location within Northern Ireland
Map

Whiteabbey Railway Station serves the village of 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 NIR shelters.

After Whiteabbey, the next station down the Larne line used to be Bleach Green Halt, but this was closed in May 1977.[2] Close to the Bleach Green Viaducts.

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 additional services to Carrickfergus and Larne Town
at peak times.

The first train out on weekdays is the 06:15 to Whitehead [3] and last train in is at 23:10.[4]

On Saturdays, there are fewer peak time trains, but the service remains half-hourly.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service on the Larne Line.

Although technically on the

Derry~Londonderry
, 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
York Street  
Belfast-Derry Line

(limited service)
  Mossley West
 
Belfast-Larne Line
  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

Facilities

At Whiteabbey there are 2 carparks, one at each platform. The station could be considered accessible to those who are mobility impaired, with steps and ramps.

There are benches and shelters on each platform.

At the end of the Belfast platform, there is a footpath (not signposted) that runs alongside the railway to Dillon's Avenue. The residential street has access to the main road through Whiteabbey.

References

  1. ^ Whiteabbey - Irish Railways, accessed 5 January 2011
  2. ^ Bleach Green Halt - Irish Railways, accessed 5 January 2011
  3. ^ "Timetable". www.translink.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Timetable". www.translink.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2021.