The station currently serves trains on the Belfast to Derry line via Bleach Green and Yorkgate 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.
Antrim station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.[citation needed] It was originally operated by the Midland RailwayNorthern Counties Committee. They provided sidings on the up side of the station, serving the Showgrounds. These sidings also contained a goods store, stabling block, stationmaster's house, office, and weighbridge.
The station buildings at Antrim were rebuilt in 1901–02 to designs by the architect Berkeley Deane Wise. It was built in a red-brick, mock-Tudor design. The footbridge was built by Walter MacFarlane's Saracen Foundry in Glasgow.[1]
The main station buildings were on the down platform, and the signal box was at the Belfast end of the same platform. There was a bay at the back of the down line platform for branch line trains, and also on this side of the mainline were the locomotive sheds, turntable, goods store, and sidings.
The station itself used to also have a Station Masters House and Goods Yards. The last known Station Master of Antrim Railway Station (Antrim Junction) was a Mr. Cupples. At its peak, Antrim Railway Station was an important station linking many core routes now removed via its station.
The Station Masters House can still be seen (from outside). It has now been transformed into a health centre.
Serviceedit
On Mondays to Saturdays, there is an hourly service to Great Victoria Street. In the other direction, there is an hourly service Londonderry, with the last service terminating at Coleraine.
^The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
December 15, 2023
antrim, railway, station, opened, 1848, serves, town, antrim, county, antrim, northern, ireland, antrimgeneral, informationlocationantrim, county, antrimantrim, newtownabbey, borough, councilnorthern, irelandcoordinates54, 7182, 2115, 7182, 2115owned, byni, ra. Antrim railway station opened 1848 and serves the town of Antrim in County Antrim Northern Ireland AntrimGeneral informationLocationAntrim County AntrimAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough CouncilNorthern IrelandCoordinates54 43 06 N 6 12 41 W 54 7182 N 6 2115 W 54 7182 6 2115Owned byNI RailwaysOperated byNI RailwaysPlatforms4 2 disused Tracks4Bus stands4Bus operatorsUlsterbus and Goldline servicesConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingPark and RideBicycle facilitiesBicycle parking is availableAccessibleRamps and liftsArchitectBerkeley Deane WiseHistoryRebuilt1901 02Key dates11 April 1848Station opens1871Station renamed Antrim Junctionby July 1922Renamed Antrim1965Goods traffic ceased2008RefurbishedServicesMale female and disabled toilets currently closed with reason unknown NI Railways Translink NI railway stationsLocationAntrimLocation within Northern IrelandThe station currently serves trains on the Belfast to Derry line via Bleach Green and Yorkgate 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 Contents 1 History 2 Service 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editAntrim station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848 citation needed It was originally operated by the Midland Railway Northern Counties Committee They provided sidings on the up side of the station serving the Showgrounds These sidings also contained a goods store stabling block stationmaster s house office and weighbridge The station buildings at Antrim were rebuilt in 1901 02 to designs by the architect Berkeley Deane Wise It was built in a red brick mock Tudor design The footbridge was built by Walter MacFarlane s Saracen Foundry in Glasgow 1 The main station buildings were on the down platform and the signal box was at the Belfast end of the same platform There was a bay at the back of the down line platform for branch line trains and also on this side of the mainline were the locomotive sheds turntable goods store and sidings The station was run by the Ulster Transport Authority from 1948 to 1968 then part of Northern Ireland Railways Since 1996 the station has been part of Translink The station itself used to also have a Station Masters House and Goods Yards The last known Station Master of Antrim Railway Station Antrim Junction was a Mr Cupples At its peak Antrim Railway Station was an important station linking many core routes now removed via its station The Station Masters House can still be seen from outside It has now been transformed into a health centre Service editOn Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service to Great Victoria Street In the other direction there is an hourly service Londonderry with the last service terminating at Coleraine On Sundays services alternate between Londonderry or Portrush and the last service terminating at Coleraine In the other direction there is an hourly service to Great Victoria street The 3rd platform for the Crumlin line is not signposted and hasn t been in passenger service since a diversion from the Bleach Green Line in 2014 Preceding station nbsp Northern Ireland Railways Following stationMossley West Northern Ireland RailwaysBelfast Derry BallymenaDisused railwaysCrumlin Northern Ireland RailwaysLisburn Antrim Terminus Proposed Templepatrick Northern Ireland RailwaysBelfast Derry Ballymena Historical railways MuckamoreLine open station closed Belfast and Ballymena RailwayYork Road Ballymena Cookstown JunctionLine open station closedSee also editAntrim railway station Great Northern Railway References edit The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland William Alan McCutcheon Northern Ireland Department of the Environment Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1984 Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Jowett Alan 2000 Jowett s Nationalised Railway Atlas 1st ed Penryn Cornwall Atlantic Transport Publishers ISBN 978 0 906899 99 1 OCLC 228266687 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antrim railway station amp oldid 1182667202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
