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Antrim railway station
Station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antrim railway station opened 1848 and serves the town of Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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General information | |||||||
Location | Antrim, County Antrim Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Northern Ireland | ||||||
Coordinates | 54.7182°N 6.2115°W / 54.7182; -6.2115 | ||||||
Owned by | NI Railways | ||||||
Operated by | NI Railways | ||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 disused) | ||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||
Bus stands | 4 | ||||||
Bus operators | Ulsterbus and Goldline services | ||||||
Construction | |||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
Parking | Park and Ride | ||||||
Bicycle facilities | Bicycle parking is available | ||||||
Accessible | Ramps and lifts | ||||||
Architect | Berkeley Deane Wise | ||||||
History | |||||||
Rebuilt | 1901-02 | ||||||
Key dates | |||||||
11 April 1848 | Station opens | ||||||
1871 | Station renamed Antrim Junction | ||||||
by July 1922 | Renamed Antrim | ||||||
1965 | Goods traffic ceased | ||||||
2008 | Refurbished | ||||||
Passengers | |||||||
2022/23 | 519,674 [1] | ||||||
2023/24 | ![]() | ||||||
Services | |||||||
Male, female and disabled toilets (currently closed with reason unknown)
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The station currently serves trains on the Belfast to Derry line via Bleach Green and York Street station. Until 2003, Belfast-Derry trains reached here by means of the Lisburn-Antrim railway line, however, this line was mothballed after re-opening of the Bleach Green line. There is still the old platform for the Lisburn-Antrim line but has been cut back to allow room, on the other side of a fence, for the bus stands. The possibility of reopening it as a circular route, with a halt at Aldergrove for Belfast International Airport has been discussed. The station has undergone a major refurbishment to become an integrated bus and rail hub. In total, the station had 4 platforms. One is completely disused, two in use, and one that has been shortened and rarely used.