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.
Location	Carrickfergus Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates	54°43′16″N 5°47′25″W
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1925	Station opened as Downshire Park
1979	Station renamed to Downshire
2008	Station refurbished
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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.

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

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.