Whiteabbey railway station

Whiteabbey
Location	Whiteabbey Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°40′22″N 5°54′16″W / 54.67278°N 5.90444°W
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1848	Opened
2008	Refurbished
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Whiteabbey Railway Station serves Whiteabbey in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.^[1]

The station buildings were erected in 1863–1864, and the waiting room on the down platform was built in the 1890s. These buildings have since been demolished and replaced with basic NIR shelters.

After Whiteabbey, the next station down the Larne line used to be Bleach Green Halt, but this was closed in May 1977.^[2]

Service

It is the first station outside Belfast on the Larne Line. On weekdays, 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 additional services to Carrickfergus and Larne Town at peak times.

On Saturdays, there are fewer peak time trains, but the service remains half-hourly.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service on the Larne Line.

Although technically on the Belfast-Derry railway line, Whiteabbey only sees one weekday morning service from Coleraine, one weekday morning service from Londonderry Waterside, and two weekday evening services to Coleraine calling. No other Belfast-Derry services call at Whiteabbey outside of special circumstances.

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Yorkgate		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry limited service		Mossley West
		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Larne		Jordanstown
Whitehouse Line open, station closed		Belfast and Ballymena Railway York Road-Ballymena		Monkstown Line open, station closed
		Belfast and Ballymena Railway York Road-Carrickfergus Junction		Jordanstown Line and station open
		Northern Counties Committee York Road-Larne		Bleach Green Line open, station closed

Access

At Whiteabbey there are 2 carparks at each platform. The station could be considered accessible to those who are mobility impaired, with steps and ramps.

At the end of the Belfast platform, there is a footpath (not signposted) that leads to Dillon's Avenue. The residential street has access to the main road through Whiteabbey.

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