Larne Harbour railway station

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Larne Harbour
Logomark NI Railways.svg
Terminus Commuter Railway Station
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General information
Other namesPort of Larne Train Station
LocationLarne Harbour
Larne
County Antrim
BT40 1AJ
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°50′53″N5°47′55″W / 54.84806°N 5.79861°W / 54.84806; -5.79861
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Line(s) Belfast–Larne line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking250 spaces
Other information
Fare zone3
Website translink.co.uk
History
ElectrifiedUn-electrified
Key dates
1862Original station opened
1965Goods traffic ceased
1985Current station opened
2012Platforms extended
Passengers
2022/2316,447 [1]
Location
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Larne Harbour
Location within Northern Ireland
Larne Harbour railway station

Larne Harbour railway station, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, serves the ferry port for ferries to Cairnryan. There are also occasional sailings to Douglas, Isle of Man in conjunction with the Isle of Man TT. Sailings to Cairnryan are operated by conventional ships and several crossings a day operate in each direction throughout the year.

The station co-exists with the passenger terminus for P&O Ferries ferries offering simple integration for foot passengers. However, this situation is not mirrored at the Scottish terminus of Cairnryan, where the nearest railway station, Stranraer Harbour, is five miles from Cairnryan ferry terminal.

The station was opened on 1 October 1862. It was improved in 1890 by Berkeley Deane Wise to a budget of £3,000 (equivalent to £417,039in 2023), [3] with a double faced platform, one side serving the broad gauge line from Belfast and the other the narrow gauge from Ballymena, and a clock with two minute hands showing both English and Irish time, which was 25 minutes later. [4]

A C3K train running on the Larne Line alongside Larne Lough heading towards Larne Harbour. Railway, Larne - geograph.org.uk - 650592.jpg
A C3K train running on the Larne Line alongside Larne Lough heading towards Larne Harbour.

Service

This station is the final outbound terminus for services on the Larne Line.

Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service to Belfast Lanyon Place with extra services at peak times. Some of those peak services start and terminate at the nearby Larne Town station instead. During weekdays the first train leaves here at 6:05am and the last train arrives at 12:20am. [5] [6]

On Sundays the service to Lanyon Place reduces to operating every two hours.

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Larne Town   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne
 Terminus
BSicon BOOT.svg Ferry services
Terminus  P&O Ferries
Ferry		  Stranraer Harbour
(via bus link from Cairnryan [7] )
  Historical railways  
Larne Town   Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne		 Terminus

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  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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