Larne Harbour railway station

Larne Harbour
NI Railways
Location Larne Harbour
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates 54°50′53″N 5°47′55″W / 54.84806°N 5.79861°W / 54.84806; -5.79861Coordinates: 54°50′53″N 5°47′55″W / 54.84806°N 5.79861°W / 54.84806; -5.79861
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Key dates
1862 Original station opened
1965 Goods traffic ceased
1985 Current station opened
2012 Platforms extended
UK Railways portal

Larne Harbour railway station, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, serves the ferry port for ferries to [[Cairnryan]. There are also occasional sailings to Douglas, Isle of Man in conjunction with the Isle of Man TT. 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 P&O Ferries ferries offering simple integration for foot passengers. However, this situation is not mirrored at the two Scottish terminus of Cairnryan, where the nearest railway station, Stranraer Harbour, is five miles from Cairnryan ferry terminal.

The station was opened on 1 October 1862.[1]

A C3K train running on the Larne Line alongside Larne Lough heading towards Larne Harbour.

Service

This station is the final outbound terminus for services on the Larne Line.

Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service to Great Victoria Street with extra services at peak times. Some of those peak services start and terminate at the nearby Larne Town station instead.

On Sundays the service to Great Victoria Street reduces to operating every two hours.

During weekdays the first train leaves here at 5:48am and the last train arrives at 12:20am.

Preceding station NI Railways Northern Ireland Railways Following station
Larne Town   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne
  Terminus
  Ferry Connections  
Terminus   P&O Ferries
Ferry
  Stranraer Harbour
(via bus link from Cairnryan[2])
Terminus   Isle of Man Steam Packet
Ferry
(Seasonal)
  Douglas
Historical railways
Larne Town   Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne
  Terminus

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Larne Harbour railway station.
  1. "Larne Harbour station" (PDF). railscot — Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  2. http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=13006&p=0


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