Ballycarry railway station
{{short description|Railway station in Northern Ireland}}
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| image = Ballycarry station, 2009 (5) - geograph.org.uk - 1419753.jpg
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| image_caption = NIR Class 450 train at Ballycarry station
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| address = Ballycarry
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| country = Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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| structure = At-grade
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| years = 1862
| events = Station opened
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| owned = NI Railways
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| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers= 24,423 {{Cite web |title=FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx |url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/972545/response/2312885/attach/html/4/FOI1317%20NIR%20Footfall%202223.xlsx.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=www.whatdotheyknow.com|date=17 April 2023 }}}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers= {{increase}} 27,489 {{Cite web |title=FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf |url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/station_usage_2023_2024/response/2648081/attach/html/5/FOI%20Footfall%202023%202024%20figures%20PDF.pdf.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.whatdotheyknow.com|date=7 May 2024 }}}}
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Ballycarry railway station serves Ballycarry and Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the station was opened on 1 October 1862.{{cite web | title=Ballycarry (Antrim) | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2008-05-08}}
Today there is just a single platform, there is a stationmaster's old cottage on a disused platform, this is now privately owned.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Service
Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service towards {{stnlink|Larne Harbour}} or Belfast Grand Central with extra services at peak times. On Sundays there is a service every two hours in either direction to Larne Harbour or Belfast Grand Central{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=Larne Line NIRailways / Larne Line |url=https://www.translink.co.uk/Timetable/Download/34031f37f59cdfa38be36cafbd790248f830ee07f0825628c1e5971f3f54e2ff |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=translink.co.uk}}
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References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Ballycarry railway station}}
{{Railway stations served by NI Railways}}
{{UK railway stations}}
Category:Railway stations in County Antrim
Category:Railway stations served by NI Railways
Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1862
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