Whiteabbey railway station


Whiteabbey Railway Station serves Whiteabbey in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.
The station buildings were erected in 1863-1864, and the waiting room on the down platform was built in the 1890s. These buildings have since been demolished and replaced with basic shelters.
After Whiteabbey, the next station down the Larne line used to be Bleach Green Halt, but this was closed in May 1977.

Service

It is the first station outside Belfast on the Larne Line.
On weekdays, there is a half-hourly service to with extra trains at peak times. In the other direction, there is a half-hourly service with the terminus alternating between and every half an hour, with additional services to and Larne Town at peak times.
On Saturdays, there are fewer peak time trains, but the service remains half-hourly.
On Sundays, there is an hourly service on the Larne Line.
Although technically on the Belfast-Derry railway line, Whiteabbey only sees one weekday morning service from, one weekday morning service from, and two weekday evening services to Coleraine calling. No other Belfast-Derry services call at Whiteabbey outside of special circumstances.