Trooperslane railway station

Trooperslane
NI Railways
Trooperslane halt in 2011
General information
Location Trooperslane
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54.710059°N 5.849477°W / 54.710059; -5.849477
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Key dates
1848 Station opened
2008 Station refurbished
Location
Trooperslane is located in Northern Ireland
Trooperslane
Trooperslane
Location within Northern Ireland

Trooperslane railway station serves the hamlet of Trooperslane in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

There are plans to open a park and ride facility at the station.

The station was opened on 11 April 1848.

For many years it was served only by peak-time services on Mondays to Saturdays. On a trial basis in the 1990s, one service each way made a request stop on a Sunday, however this was not a success.

When Northern Ireland Railways introduced a new clock-face timetable in the mid-2000s, the station once again saw a regular service seven days a week, with nearly all trains serving the station. Trooperslane also has a level crossing, supervised by closed-circuit television.

Service

On Mondays to Fridays, there is a half-hourly service to Great Victoria Street with extra trains at peak times. In the other direction, there is a half-hourly service with the terminus alternating between Whitehead and Larne Harbour every half an hour, with extra services to Carrickfergus and Larne Town at peak times.

On Saturdays, the service remains half-hourly, with fewer trains at peak times.

On Sundays, the service reduces to hourly operation in both directions.