Train, Larne Harbour Railway Station © Rossographer cc-by-sa/2.0

D4102 : Train, Larne Harbour Railway Station

taken 2 years ago, near to Ballylumford, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

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Train, Larne Harbour Railway Station

Northern Ireland Railways C3K set 3022 about to depart with a service from Larne Harbour to Belfast Great Victoria Street. For a similar image from 1984 see D4102 : "Sealink" train, Larne Harbour.

The Belfast - Larne railway

The line between Belfast York Road and Larne Harbour opened as far to Carrickfergus in 1848 and from Carrickfergus to Larne Harbour in 1862. There were stations at Belfast York Road (1848), Greencastle (1849/1916), Whitehouse (old station 1861/1906 replaced by a new station, further north 1906/1954), Whiteabbey (1848), Bleach Green 1934/1977), Jordanstown (by 1853), Trooperslane (by 1850), Mount (1925/72), Carrickfergus (old station 1848/62), Clipperstown (1925), Carrickfergus (1862), Barn (1925/77), Downshire (originally Downshire Park, 1925), Eden (1925/77), Kilroot (1862/77), Whitehead (first station 1863/64), Whitehead (second station 1864/77), Whitehead (1877), Whitehead Excursion (1907), Ballycarry (1862), Ballylig (now Magheramorne, 1862), Glynn (1864), Larne (1862/1974), Larne Town (new alignment, 1974) and Larne Harbour (1862).
York Road station closed in 1992, replaced by Yorkgate (on a different site) as part of the opening of the new cross-harbour line to Belfast Central.
The line between Belfast Central and Bleach Green Jct is also used by trains serving the Londonderry/Portrush lines.

Sources: Irish Railways Today (1967), the Northern Counties Railway (1973) and Johnson�s Atlas & Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland (1997).

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Grid Square: D4102, 332 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Rossographer (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 18 February, 2023 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 23 February, 2023
Geographical Context: City, Town centre Railways Docks, Harbours
Railway (from Tags): Northern Ireland Railways
Place (from Tags): Larne
Primary Subject of Photo: Railway
Subject Location: Irish: D 4140 0225 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:50.8822N 5:47.9628W
Camera Location: Irish: D 4137 0228
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)