Downshire railway station

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Downshire
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Downshire railway station in 2008.jpg
A Class 450 train departs Platform 1 in the Belfast direction, 2008.
General information
Location Carrickfergus
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°43′16″N5°47′25″W / 54.72111°N 5.79028°W / 54.72111; -5.79028
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1925Station opened as Downshire Park
1979Station renamed to Downshire
2008Station refurbished
Passengers
2022/23132,158 [1]
Location
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Downshire
Location within Northern Ireland
Downshire railway station

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. [3] 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. [4]

Service

On weekdays, there is a half-hourly service to Belfast Lanyon Place. 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.

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Carrickfergus   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne Line
  Whitehead
  Historical railways  
Barn
Line open, station closed		  Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne		  Eden
Line open, station closed

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References

  1. ↑ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Downshire Park" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "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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