Downshire  | |||||||
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| General information | |||||||
| Location | Carrickfergus Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 54°43′16″N 5°47′25″W / 54.72111°N 5.79028°W | ||||||
| Owned by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Key dates | |||||||
| 1925 | Station opened as Downshire Park | ||||||
| 1979 | Station renamed to Downshire | ||||||
| 2008 | Station refurbished | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2022/23 | 132,158 [1] | ||||||
| 2023/24 |  175,026 [2] | ||||||
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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.[3] 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.
The Belfast-bound platform was extended during summer 2011 to allow longer trains to operate. The Larne-bound platform was similarly refurbished in early 2012.[4]
- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Downshire Park" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "NI Railways Engineering Works Information". Translink. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.