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Downshire railway station

Downshire railway station serves eastern in , Northern Ireland. This station opened on 1 April 1925 and was known for most of its early life as Downshire Park.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  • Also known as: “Downshire Railway Station” and “Downshire Station”
  • Address: Marine Highway

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Andrew Jackson Centre and Carrickfergus railway station.

Photo: ArchiveCarrickfergus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as the Andrew Jackson Cottage, is the ancestral home of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the . It is located in the village of Boneybefore in , . is situated 1,700 feet east of Downshire railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the centre of in , Northern Ireland. In addition to this, serves the west of the town, and Downshire the east. is situated 4,200 feet west of Downshire railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the west of in , Northern Ireland. Clipperstown station is within walking distance of the larger , however road connections between the two are much more complicated. is situated 1¼ miles west of Downshire railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrickfergus and Jordanstown.

Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in , with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.

Suburb
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a townland and electoral ward in , Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of and the area. is situated 5 miles southwest of Downshire railway station.

Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Gleno is a hamlet in , . It is halfway between and . In the 2001 census, it had a population of 87 people. is in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. is situated 6 miles north of Downshire railway station.

Downshire railway station

Latitude
54.72095° or 54° 43′ 15″ north
Longitude
-5.79066° or 5° 47′ 26″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Operator
Translink NI Railways
Network
NIR
Open location code
9C6PP6C5+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4060626914
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6952463
Wiki­data ID
Q924814
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Downshire railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Downshire”
  • Dutch: “Station Downshire”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة دونشير”
  • French: “Downshire”
  • Irish: “Stáisiún Traenach Bhaile Downshire”
  • Italian: “stazione di Downshire”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Downshire”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Downshire railway station”. Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.