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Magheramorne railway station

Coordinates: 54°48′56″N 5°46′0″W / 54.81556°N 5.76667°W / 54.81556; -5.76667
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Magheramorne
NI Railways
NIR Class 4000 train at Magheramorne station.
General information
LocationMagheramorne
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°48′56″N 5°46′0″W / 54.81556°N 5.76667°W / 54.81556; -5.76667
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Larne
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1862Station opened
2008Station refurbished
Passengers
2022/238,279 [1]
2023/24Increase 10,098 [2]
Route map

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Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Dublin railway line Belfast-Newry railway line
City Hospital Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Derry railway line
Botanic Tunnel
Botanic Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Derry railway line
Lanyon Place Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Derry railway line
York Street Belfast-Derry railway line
Yorkgate
2024
York Road depot
1992
Greencastle
1954
Whitehouse
1954
Whiteabbey Belfast-Derry railway line
Bleach Green
1977
Jordanstown
1963
Greenisland
Trooperslane
Mount
1977
Harbour branch line
to Carrickfergus Harbour
Clipperstown
Carrickfergus
Barn
1977
Downshire
Eden
1977
Kilroot
1977
Whitehead
Whitehead Excursion
RPSI depot
Ballycarry
Magheramorne
Glynn
Larne Town
Larne Harbour ferry/water interchange
Location
Magheramorne is located in Northern Ireland
Magheramorne
Magheramorne
Location within Northern Ireland
Magheramorne is located in island of Ireland
Magheramorne
Magheramorne
Location on the island of Ireland
Map

Magheramorne railway station serves Magheramorne in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

The station was opened on 1 October 1862. Originally it was the site for the loading of aggregate trains, with the last one running in the 1970s.[3]

Service

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Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service towards Larne Harbour or Belfast Grand Central. Some peak-time services will skip over Magheramorne station.

On Sundays there is a service every two hours in either direction to Larne Harbour or Belfast Grand Central[4]

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Ballycarry   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne Line
  Glynn
  Historical railways  
Ballycarry
Line and station open
  Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne
  Glynn
Line and station open

References

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  1. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Magheramorne(Antrim)" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Larne Line NIRailways / Larne Line". translink.co.uk. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.