The Belfast - Larne railway [385 photos] :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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The Belfast - Larne railway

The line between Belfast York Road and Larne Harbour opened as far to Carrickfergus in 1848 and from Carrickfergus to Larne Harbour in 1862. There were stations at Belfast York Road (1848), Greencastle (1849/1916), Whitehouse (old station 1861/1906 replaced by a new station, further north 1906/1954), Whiteabbey (1848), Bleach Green 1934/1977), Jordanstown (by 1853), Trooperslane (by 1850), Mount (1925/72), Carrickfergus (old station 1848/62), Clipperstown (1925), Carrickfergus (1862), Barn (1925/77), Downshire (originally Downshire Park, 1925), Eden (1925/77), Kilroot (1862/77), Whitehead (first station 1863/64), Whitehead (second station 1864/77), Whitehead (1877), Whitehead Excursion (1907), Ballycarry (1862), Ballylig (now Magheramorne, 1862), Glynn (1864), Larne (1862/1974), Larne Town (new alignment, 1974) and Larne Harbour (1862).
York Road station closed in 1992, replaced by Yorkgate (on a different site) as part of the opening of the new cross-harbour line to Belfast Central.
The line between Belfast Central and Bleach Green Jct is also used by trains serving the Londonderry/Portrush lines.

Sources: Irish Railways Today (1967), the Northern Counties Railway (1973) and Johnson’s Atlas & Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland (1997).

by Albert Bridge

Created: Wed, 14 Jul 2010, Updated: Wed, 14 Jul 2010

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J4288 : Railway milepost near Downshire, Carrickfergus by Albert Bridge

2011

J4690 : Ballast train near Whitehead by Albert Bridge

1993

D4002 : Train leaving Larne Town station by The Carlisle Kid

1977

J4398 : Old narrow gauge railway, Magheramorne by Albert Bridge

2012

J4791 : Departure, Whitehead station by Albert Bridge

2011

J4791 : Level crossing, Whitehead by Albert Bridge

2009

J4288 : New bridge, Downshire station, Carrickfergus by Albert Bridge

1997

J4398 : Railway sign, Magheramorne (1) by Albert Bridge

2012

J4187 : Railway Coat of Arms, Carrickfergus by Albert Bridge

2009

J4791 : Footbridge, Whitehead station (2) by Albert Bridge

2009

J4288 : The "perishable" at Downshire by Albert Bridge

1980

J3584 : Jordanstown level crossing, Newtownabbey by Albert Bridge

2014

D4002 : Larne Town station by Albert Bridge

2011

1991

D4102 : Bristol RELL buses, Larne Harbour by Albert Bridge

1997

J4791 : Train leaving Whitehead by The Carlisle Kid

2011

J4288 : Bridge demolition, Carrickfergus (3) by Albert Bridge

1997

J4298 : Sealink set at Magheramorne by The Carlisle Kid

1985

J3886 : Former waiting room, Trooperslane station by Albert Bridge

1985

J3584 : "Park and ride" sign, Jordanstown station by Albert Bridge

2014

D4102 : Weed-spraying train, Larne Harbour (2) by Albert Bridge

1985

J4791 : MPD train leaving Whitehead by The Carlisle Kid

1977

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J3475 : Weir and cross-harbour bridges, Belfast (61) by Albert Bridge

1993

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