Trooperslane railway station

Trooperslane railway station serves the hamlet of Trooperslane in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Trooperslane
Trooperslane halt in 2011
LocationTrooperslane
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54.710059°N 5.849477°W / 54.710059; -5.849477
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1848Station opened
2008Station refurbished

There are plans to open a park and ride facility at the station.

The station was opened on 11 April 1848.[1]

For many years it was served only by peak-time services on Mondays to Saturdays. On a trial basis in the 1990s, one service each way made a request stop on a Sunday, however this was not a success.

When Northern Ireland Railways introduced a new clock-face timetable in the mid-2000s, the station once again saw a regular service seven days a week, with nearly all trains serving the station. Trooperslane also has a level crossing, supervised by closed-circuit television.

Service

On Mondays to Fridays, there is a half-hourly service to Great Victoria Street with extra trains at peak times. In the other direction, there is a half-hourly service with the terminus alternating between Whitehead and Larne Harbour every half an hour, with extra services to Carrickfergus and Larne Town at peak times.

On Saturdays, the service remains half-hourly, with fewer trains at peak times.

On Sundays, the service reduces to hourly operation in both directions.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Greenisland   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne
  Clipperstown
  Historical railways  
Greenisland
Line and station open
  Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne
  Mount
Line open, station closed

References

  1. "Trooperslane station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 28 August 2007.


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