Carrickfergus railway station serves Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...

 in County Antrim

County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. There are two more railway stations serving Carrickfergus town: Clipperstown

Clipperstown railway station

Clipperstown railway station serves Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Clipperstown station is within walking distance of the larger Carrickfergus station...

 and Downshire

Downshire railway station

Downshire railway station serves eastern Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.This station opened on 1 April 1925 and was known for most of its early life as Downshire Park. Northern Ireland Railways renamed the halt in the late 1970s...

.

Carrickfergus station opened on 1 October 1862.

Barn station, closed in 1977, is located between Carrickfergus and Downshire.

Service

Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service towards Larne Harbour and a half hourly service to Belfast Central operated by Northern Ireland Railways

Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland...

 with extra services at Peak Times.

On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction.

From Monday to Saturday, approximately half of all services from Belfast Central

Belfast Central railway station

Belfast Central is a railway station serving the city of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is one of the four stations located in Belfast City Centre, the others being Great Victoria Street, City Hospital and Botanic....

 terminate here, while the other half continue to Larne Harbour

Larne Harbour railway station

Larne Harbour railway station, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, serves the ferry port for ferries to Cairnryan and Troon, Scotland and Fleetwood, England...

. This is also the case in the other direction, where approximately half of all services begin at Carrickfergus.