Whitehead railway station

Infobox NI station
name = Whitehead


locale = Whitehead
borough = Carrickfergus Borough Council
years = 1863
events = Station opened
years1 = 2008
events1 = Station refurbished
platforms = 2
usage0405 =

Whitehead railway station serves Whitehead in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

It has two platforms, a waiting room on each, and is the point where the Larne Line narrows from the double-track portion towards Belfast and the single-track section towards Larne. The station is signalled in both directions and remains manned during commuter hours by a Senior Porter, who luckily for the commuters is a fully trained signalman, capable of fixing points and signalling issues when they arise.

Whitehead actually comprises two stations, thanks to its history as a railway excursion town. The through station is still part of the Northern Ireland Railways network, whilst the terminus Whitehead Excursion Station is the headquarters of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland.

Whitehead station was opened on 1 May 1863 and the Whitehead Excursion Platform was opened on 10 July 1907. [cite web | title= Whitehead (Antrim) | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2008-05-08]

Incidents

On the 26th September 2008, part of the platform collasped, blocking the larne bound line. It is not clear whether this was a result of the recent construction work which had been carried out at this station. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7638845.stm] According to NI Railways nobody was hurt in the incident.

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