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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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J4398 : Railway line, Magheramorne by Rossographer
2023
D4102 : Railway, Larne Harbour by Rossographer
2023
J3584 : Railway milepost, Jordanstown by Albert Bridge
2014
J3480 : Railway bridge, Whitehouse, Newtownabbey (March 2014) by Albert Bridge
2014
J4288 : Train approaching Downshire station (June 2014) by Albert Bridge
2014
J3584 : Steam locomotive no 85, Jordanstown (March 2014) by Albert Bridge
2014
J4398 : Magheramorne station (3) by Albert Bridge
2012
J3473 : C4K train, Belfast (4) by Albert Bridge
2012
J3785 : Railway bridge, Greenisland (1) by Albert Bridge
2011
J3477 : Railway bridge, Fortwilliam, Belfast by Albert Bridge
2011
J4398 : Railway underbridge, Magheramorne (1) by Albert Bridge
2010
J4792 : Berkeley Deane Wise plaque, Whitehead by Albert Bridge
2010
J4791 : Railway bridge, Whitehead (6) by Albert Bridge
2010
J4498 : Railway bridge, Magheramorne by Albert Bridge
2010
J4398 : Railway underbridge, Magheramorne (2) by Albert Bridge
2010
J4694 : Ballycarry station, 2009 (4) by Albert Bridge
2009
J3475 : The Midland Building, Belfast by Albert Bridge
2009
J4694 : Ballycarry station, 2009 (5) by Albert Bridge
2009
J4791 : Approaching Whitehead station by Albert Bridge
2007
J3475 : York Road station, Belfast (2) by Albert Bridge
1991
J4398 : Weed-spraying train, Magheramorne (2) by Albert Bridge
1985
J4187 : Barn station, Carrickfergus (3) by Albert Bridge
1984
J4790 : Double-headed steam, Cloghan near Whitehead by Albert Bridge
1983
J4498 : Spoil loading bank, Magheramorne (1983) by Albert Bridge
1983
J4498 : Spoil train at Magheramorne by The Carlisle Kid
1975

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