Larne Harbour railway station

Larne Harbour
NI Railways
Terminus Commuter Railway Station
A Train under a train shed roof at a railway station on a dull day.
General information
Other namesPort of Larne Train Station
LocationLarne Harbour
Larne
County Antrim
BT40 1AJ
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°50′53″N 5°47′55″W / 54.84806°N 5.79861°W / 54.84806; -5.79861
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Belfast–Larne line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking250 spaces
Other information
Fare zone3
Websitetranslink.co.uk
History
ElectrifiedUn-electrified
Key dates
1862Original station opened
1965Goods traffic ceased
1985Current station opened
2012Platforms extended
Passengers
2022/2316,447 [1]
2023/24Increase 24,303 [2]
Location
Larne Harbour is located in Northern Ireland
Larne Harbour
Larne Harbour
Location within Northern Ireland
Map

Larne Harbour railway station, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, serves the ferry port for ferries to Cairnryan. There are also occasional sailings to Douglas, Isle of Man in conjunction with the Isle of Man TT. Sailings to Cairnryan are operated by conventional ships and several crossings a day operate in each direction throughout the year.

The station co-exists with the passenger terminus for P&O Ferries ferries offering simple integration for foot passengers. However, this situation is not mirrored at the Scottish terminus of Cairnryan, where the nearest railway station, Stranraer Harbour, is five miles from Cairnryan ferry terminal.

The station was opened on 1 October 1862. It was improved in 1890 by Berkeley Deane Wise to a budget of £3,000 (equivalent to £417,039 in 2023),[3] with a double faced platform, one side serving the broad gauge line from Belfast and the other the narrow gauge from Ballymena, and a clock with two minute hands showing both English and Irish time, which was 25 minutes later.[4]

A C3K train running on the Larne Line alongside Larne Lough heading towards Larne Harbour.
  1. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ Currie, JRL, The Northern Counties Railway, Vol 1, David & Charles, 1973.