Clipperstown railway station

Clipperstown
General information
Location	Carrickfergus Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°43′3″N 5°48′59″W
Owner	NI Railways
Operator	NI Railways
Line	Larne
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	CP
Key dates
1925	Station opened
2008	Station refurbished
Passengers
2022/23	139,764
2023/24	167,340
2024/25	171,410
2025/26	170,718
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Location Clipperstown Location within Northern Ireland Clipperstown Location within island of Ireland

Clipperstown railway station serves the west of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Clipperstown station is within walking distance of (and clearly visible from) the larger Carrickfergus station, however road connections between the two are much more complicated. The timetable allows two minutes for the train to travel from Clipperstown to Carrickfergus.

The station was opened on 1 April 1925.

Service

On Mondays to Fridays, there is a half-hourly service to Belfast Grand Central with extra trains at peak times. In the other direction, there is a half-hourly service to Whitehead. Every hour trains operate to Larne Harbour, 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 an hourly operation in both directions.