Downshire railway station

Downshire railway station serves eastern Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Downshire
A Class 450 train departs Platform 1 in the Belfast direction, 2008.
General information
LocationCarrickfergus
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°43′16″N 5°47′25″W
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1925Station opened as Downshire Park
1979Station renamed to Downshire
2008Station refurbished

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
  1. "Downshire Park" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  2. "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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