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Jordanstown Jordanstown ( ga, Baile Mhic Shiúrtáin) is a townland (of 964 acres) and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It is also situate ...
and the University of Ulster in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. A park and ride facility for the station has been proposed to ease congestion on the main Jordanstown Road. The station was opened on 1 February 1853. The station buildings were demolished in the 1980s and replaced by modest shelters. Prior to this, the station was staffed permanently and had a manually operated level crossing. Today, the level crossing is automatic, and the station is only staffed on the Belfast-bound platform at peak times.


Service

On Mondays to Fridays, there is a half-hourly service to with extra trains at peak times. In the other direction, there is a half-hourly service with the terminus alternating between and every half an hour, with extra services to and Larne Town at peak times. On Saturdays, the service remains half-hourly, with fewer trains at peak times. On Sundays, the service reduces to hourly operation in both directions.


References

Railway stations in County Antrim Railway stations opened in 1853 Railway stations served by NI Railways Newtownabbey Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1853 {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub