Downshire railway station

54°43′16″N 5°47′25″W / 54.72111°N 5.79028°W / 54.72111; -5.79028Owned byNI RailwaysOperated byNI RailwaysPlatforms2Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeKey dates1925Station opened as Downshire Park1979Station renamed to Downshire2008Station refurbishedPassengers2022/23132,158 ^[1]2023/24 175,026 ^[2]

Location
Downshire Location within Northern Ireland

Downshire railway station serves eastern Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Service

On weekdays, there is a half-hourly service to Belfast Lanyon Place. 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 Line		Whitehead
	Historical railways
Barn Line open, station closed		Northern Counties Committee Belfast-Larne		Eden Line open, station closed

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