Carrickfergus railway station serves the centre of
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,998 at the 2011 Census. It is County Antrim's oldest ...
in
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...
, 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 with extra trains at peak times. In the other direction, there is a half-hourly service with the terminus alternating between and . 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.
References
Railway stations in County Antrim
Carrickfergus
Railway stations opened in 1862
Railway stations served by NI Railways
Grade B1 listed buildings
1862 establishments in Ireland
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