Larne Harbour railway station,

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, Northern Ireland, serves the ferry port for ferries to Cairnryan. There are also occasional sailings to

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in conjunction with the

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. 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

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ferries offering simple integration for foot passengers. However, this situation is not mirrored at the Scottish terminus of Cairnryan, where the nearest railway station, , is five miles from Cairnryan ferry terminal. The station was opened on 1 October 1862. It was improved in 1890 by

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to a budget of £3,000 (), 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.Currie, JRL, The Northern Counties Railway, Vol 1, David & Charles, 1973. Railway, Larne - geograph

Service

This station is the final outbound terminus for services on the Larne Line. Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service to with extra services at peak times. Some of those peak services start and terminate at the nearby station instead. During weekdays the first train leaves here at 6:05am and the last train arrives at 12:20am. On Sundays the service to Great Victoria Street reduces to operating every two hours.

References

Railway stations in County Antrim Railway stations serving harbours and ports in the United Kingdom Railway stations served by NI Railways Transport in Larne Railway stations opened in 1862 Buildings and structures in Larne Railway stations serving harbours and ports in Ireland 1862 establishments in Ireland {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub