Carrickfergus railway station

54°43′03″N 5°48′35″W / 54.717422°N 5.809689°W / 54.717422; -5.809689Owned byNI RailwaysOperated byNI RailwaysPlatforms3ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeKey dates1862Station opened2001Station refurbishedPassengers2022/23484,439 ^[1]2023/24 624,242 ^[2]

Location
Carrickfergus Location within Northern Ireland

Carrickfergus railway station serves the centre of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In addition to this, Clipperstown serves the west of the town, and Downshire the east.

The station opened on 1 October 1862.

Service

On Mondays to Fridays, there is a half-hourly service to Belfast Lanyon Place 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. Some peak time trains terminate here, at platform 3, and other peak trains continue to Larne Town.

On Saturdays, the service remains half-hourly, with fewer trains at peak times.

On Sundays, the service reduces to hourly operation in both directions.

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Clipperstown		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast–Larne line		Downshire
	Historical railways
Clipperstown Line and station open		Northern Counties Committee Belfast-Larne		Barn Line open, station closed

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