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Railway station in Northern Ireland

Larne HarbourNI Railways
Terminus Commuter Railway Station
A Train under a train shed roof at a railway station on a dull day.
General information
Other namesPort of Larne Train Station
LocationLarne Harbour
Larne
County Antrim
BT40 1AJ
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°50′53″N 5°47′55″W / 54.84806°N 5.79861°W / 54.84806; -5.79861
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Larne
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking250 spaces
Other information
Fare zone3
Websitetranslink.co.uk
History
ElectrifiedUn-electrified
Key dates
1862Original station opened
1965Goods traffic ceased
1985Current station opened
2012Platforms extended
Passengers
2022/2316,447
2023/24Increase 24,303
Route map

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Legend
Year
closed
Great Victoria Street 2024
Belfast Grand Central Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Dublin railway line Belfast-Newry railway line
Belfast-Dublin line
to Portadown, Newry, Dublin Connolly
City Hospital Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Derry railway line
Botanic Tunnel
Botanic Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Derry railway line
Lanyon Place Belfast-Bangor railway line Belfast-Derry railway line
River Lagan
Belfast–Bangor railway line
to Sydenham, Holywood, Bangor
River Lagan (Lagan Viaduct)
Belfast Harbour
Cross Harbour Rail Link
York Street Belfast-Derry railway line
Yorkgate 2024
York Road depot
York Road 1992
Greencastle 1954
Whitehouse 1954
Whiteabbey Belfast-Derry railway line
Belfast–Derry railway line
to Ballymena, Coleraine, Derry~Londonderry
Bleach Green 1977
Jordanstown
Belfast–Derry railway line
via Monkstown
 1963
Greenisland
Trooperslane
Mount 1977
Harbour branch line
to Carrickfergus Harbour
Clipperstown
Carrickfergus
Barn 1977
Downshire
Eden 1977
Kilroot 1977
Whitehead
Whitehead Excursion
RPSI depot
Ballycarry
Magheramorne
Glynn
Larne Town
Ballymena and Larne Railway
to Kilwaughter, Kells, Ballymena
Larne Harbour ferry/water interchange
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Location
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Larne Harbour railway station, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, serves the ferry port for ferries to Cairnryan. There are also occasional sailings to Douglas, Isle of Man in conjunction with the Isle of Man TT. Sailings to Cairnryan are operated by conventional ships and several crossings a day operate in each direction throughout the year.

The station co-exists with the passenger terminus for P&O Ferries ferries offering simple integration for foot passengers. However, this situation is not mirrored at the Scottish terminus of Cairnryan, where the nearest railway station, Stranraer Harbour, is five miles from Cairnryan ferry terminal.

The station was opened on 1 October 1862. It was improved in 1890 by Berkeley Deane Wise to a budget of £3,000 (equivalent to £417,039 in 2023), with a double faced platform, one side serving the broad gauge line from Belfast and the other the narrow gauge from Ballymena, and a clock with two minute hands showing both English and Irish time, which was 25 minutes later.

A C3K train running on the Larne Line alongside Larne Lough heading towards Larne Harbour.

Service

This station is the final outbound terminus for services on the Larne Line.

Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service to Belfast Grand Central with extra services at peak times. Some of those peak services start and terminate at the nearby Larne Town station instead. During weekdays the first train leaves here at 6:05am and the last train arrives at 12:20am.

On Sundays the service to Belfast Grand Central reduces to operating every two hours.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Larne Town   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne 		  Terminus
"boat icon" Ferry services
Terminus   P&O Ferries
Larne-Cairnryan 		  Stranraer Harbour
or Girvan
(via bus link from Cairnryan)
  Historical railways  
Larne
Line re-aligned, station closed 		  Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne 		  Terminus
Larne
Line and station closed 		  Ballymena and Larne Railway
Ballymena-Larne 		  Terminus

References

  1. "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. Currie, JRL, The Northern Counties Railway, Vol 1, David & Charles, 1973.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Service 358/360 timetable". Retrieved 1 January 2025.
Railway stations served by NI Railways NI Railways
Bangor Line
Derry~Londonderry Line
Larne Line
Newry/Portadown Line
Portrush Line
Dublin Line
Cross-border services jointly operated with Iarnród Éireann under the Enterprise brand
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