- Downshire railway station
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Downshire 
A Class 450 train departs Platform 1 in the Belfast direction, 2008. Location Place Downshire Local authority Carrickfergus Operations Platforms in use 2 History 1925
1979
2008Original station opened
Station renamed Downshire
Station refurbishedNI Railways - Translink - NI railway stations 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.[1] The station's signposts prior to the 2008 refurbishment named the station as "Downshire Halt", a name by which the station is still locally known.
In June 2011 Translink announced major platform extension works on the Larne Line, including refurbishment of the Belfast-bound platform at Downshire resulting in a two month closure of the platform from 1 July to 31 August 2011.[2] The Larne-bound platform remained open.
Service
From Monday to Saturday there is an hourly service towards Larne Harbour or Belfast Central, with extra services during peak times.
On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction.
Preceding station 
Northern Ireland RailwaysFollowing station Carrickfergus Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-LarneWhitehead References
- ^ "Downshire Park". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ http://translink.co.uk/Timetables/NI-Railways-Timetables/NI-Railways-Engineering-Works-Information/#downshire
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Categories:- Railway stations in County Antrim
- Railway stations opened in 1925
- Railway stations served by NI Railways
- Northern Ireland railway station stubs
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