Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus railway station serves the centre of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In addition to this, Clipperstown serves the west of the town, and Downshire the east.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clipperstown railway station and Downshire railway station.
Clipperstown railway station
Railway station
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clipperstown railway station serves the west of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Clipperstown station is within walking distance of the larger Carrickfergus station, however road connections between the two are much more complicated. Clipperstown railway station is situated 1,900 feet west of Carrickfergus.
Downshire railway station
Railway station
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downshire railway station serves eastern Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This station opened on 1 April 1925 and was known for most of its early life as Downshire Park. Downshire railway station is situated 4,200 feet east of Carrickfergus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrickfergus and Jordanstown.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim, with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.
Jordanstown
Suburb
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jordanstown is a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. Jordanstown is situated 4 miles southwest of Carrickfergus.
Straid
Village
Straid is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about three miles east of Ballyclare, and about six miles inland from Carrickfergus. It lies at the centre of the townland of Straidlands, in the Civil Parish of Ballynure within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area, and in the former barony of Belfast Lower. Straid is situated 5 miles northwest of Carrickfergus.
Carrickfergus
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.71754° or 54° 43′ 3″ northLongitude
-5.80959° or 5° 48′ 35″ westOperator
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9C6PP59R+25OpenStreetMap ID
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