Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Larne Town railway station
Larne Town railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Mike Faherty — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Larne Town railway station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Larne Town railway station serves Larne in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This station opened in 1974, and is one of two stations in the town, the other being Larne Harbour. It is the penultimate stop on the Belfast-Larne railway line.
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Background
History
The original station (signposted solely as "Larne") was sited further west than the current station, on land between Circular Road and Larne Lough by the mouth of the Inver River. This station was a larger affair than the current station, with a through platform, bay platform, signalbox and goods yard, and was opened in on 1 October 1862 by the Carrickfergus & Larne Railway. A small station was also constructed slightly further north by the Ballymena & Larne Railway on (appropriately) Narrow Gauge Road. Although the narrow-gauge B&LR had a link to allow running to , there was no direct connection to the Irish-gauge C&LR Larne station. Passenger services on the B&LR line ceased in 1933, and…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8503, -5.8142
- Address
- Circular Road, Larne
Sources
- wikidata: Q3969922 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Larne Town railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Larne Town railway station?
- Larne Town railway station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8503°, -5.8142°.
- Who owns Larne Town railway station?
- Larne Town railway station is owned by NI Railways.