Trooperslane railway station
![]() Trooperslane halt in 2011 | |
Location | Trooperslane Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°42′36″N 5°50′58″W / 54.710059°N 5.849477°WCoordinates: 54°42′36″N 5°50′58″W / 54.710059°N 5.849477°W |
Owned by | NI Railways |
Operated by | NI Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Key dates | |
1848 | Station opened |
2008 | Station refurbished |
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Trooperslane railway station serves the hamlet of in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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.
References[]
- ^ "Trooperslane station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- Railway stations in County Antrim
- Railway stations opened in 1848
- Railway stations served by NI Railways
- Northern Ireland railway station stubs
- Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1848