Greenisland railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Greenisland |
| Local authority | Carrickfergus |
| Operations | |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| History | |
| 1848 2008 |
Station opened Station refurbished |
| NI Railways - Translink - NI railway stations | |
Greenisland railway station serves Greenisland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station opened on 11 April 1848 as Carrickfergus Junction. It was renamed on 10 January 1893. It used to have 3 platforms but the third platform was knocked down after the closure of the Londonderry branch.[1]
[edit] Service
Mondays to Saturdays there is a half hourly service towards Carrickfergus with one train an hour continuing to Larne Harbour and a half hourly service to Belfast Central operated by Northern Ireland Railways with extra services at Peak Times.
On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction.
| Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways |
Following station | ||
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| Jordanstown | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Larne |
Trooperslane | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "Greenisland station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
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Coordinates: 54°42′01″N 5°52′24″W / 54.70028°N 5.87333°W
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