At the time of opening Belfast York Road had only 4 arrivals and 5 departures Monday-to-Saturday with 2 arrivals and 3 departures on Sundays. As the railway network expanded more and more services began to operate and the December 1895 timetable showed 24 departures and 26 arrivals Monday-to-Saturday as shown in the table below. On Sundays there were 8 departures and nine arrivals.
The July 1922 timetable showed 32 departures Monday-to-Friday and 38 on Saturdays. On Sundays there were 8 departures. This was the period when rail services in Ireland were being disrupted by civil war.
Under the LMS NCC services were improved and their summer 1947 timetable showed 59 departures Monday-to-Friday as shown in the table below.
Departures Summer 1947 |
To |
Arrivals Summer 1947 |
From |
6.05am |
Londonderry Waterside |
7.10am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Barn Halt |
6.10am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrickfergus |
7.21am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Greenisland |
6.25am |
Larne |
7.25am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne Harbour |
7.15am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Kilroot |
7.31am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Cullybackey |
7.30am |
Ballymena |
7.35am (Saturdays Only) |
Larne Harbour |
7.35am |
Whitehead |
7.41am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrickfergus |
7.55am |
Larne Harbour |
7.47am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Cullybackey |
8.00am |
Greenisland |
7.49am (Saturdays Only) |
Carrickfergus |
8.15am |
Whitehead |
7.56am (Saturdays Only) |
Cullybackey |
8.25am |
Londonderry Waterside |
8.08am |
Larne |
9.00am |
Larne |
8.23am |
Larne Harbour |
9.10am (Saturdays Only) |
Ballymoney |
8.33am |
Cullybackey |
9.15am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Ballymoney |
8.42am |
Greenisland |
9.30am |
Carrickfergus |
8.46am |
Larne Harbour |
9.50am |
Cookstown Junction |
8.50am |
Portrush |
10.00am |
Larne |
9.08am |
Carrickfergus |
10.15am |
Londonderry Waterside |
9.15am |
Whitehead |
10.30am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Kilroot |
9.34am |
Ballymeana |
10.30am (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
9.42am |
Larne Harbour |
11.00am (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
9.45am (Saturdays Only) |
Portrush |
11.00am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Whitehead |
9.50am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Portrush |
11.15am |
Londonderry Waterside |
9.53am (Saturdays Only) |
Cookstown Junction |
11.30am (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
10.00am |
Whitehead |
12.05pm |
Larne |
10.05am |
Larne Harbour |
12.15pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cullybackey |
10.39am |
Carrickfergus |
12.30pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrickfegus |
10.50am |
Londonderry |
12.30pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne Harbour |
10.55am |
Larne Harbour |
12.35pm (Saturdays Only) |
Kilroot |
11.43am |
Kilroot |
12.55pm (Saturdays Only) |
Portrush |
11.50am (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
12.55pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne Harbour |
11.53am (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
1.00pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrickfergus |
12.40pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
1.00pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne Harbour |
12.43pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Whitehead |
1.05pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
12.48pm |
Ballymoney |
1.10pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Londonderry Waterside |
12.54pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne Harbour |
1.15pm (Saturdays Only) |
Londonderry Waterside |
1.22pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne Harbour |
1.20pm (Saturdays Only) |
Glaryford |
1.30pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
1.20pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Ballymena |
1.32pm |
Londonderry |
1.30pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
2.00pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrickfergus |
1.30pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne Harbour |
2.07pm (Saturdays Only) |
Kilroot |
1.35pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
2.16pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne Harbour |
2.00pm |
Carrickfergus |
2.19pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne Harbour |
2.25pm (Saturdays Only) |
Portrush |
2.25pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Greenisland |
2.30pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
2.30pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cullybackey |
3.00pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
2.35pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cookstown Junction |
3.10pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne Harbour |
2.44pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
3.30pm |
Whitehead |
2.51pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
3.40pm (Saturdays Only) |
Portrush |
3.03pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrickfergus |
3.40pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Londonderry Waterside |
3.15pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Portrush |
4.00pm |
Larne |
3.19pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
4.10pm |
Cookstown Junction |
3.50pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Londonderry |
4.30pm |
Whitehead |
3.53pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
4.55pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne Harbour |
3.55pm (Saturdays Only) |
Londonderry |
5.00pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrick |
4.19pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
5.00pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne Harbour |
4.25pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Whitehead |
5.10pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cullybackey |
4.50pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Londonderry |
5.10pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Portrush |
4.50pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
5.20pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne Harbour |
4.55pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
5.25pm |
Londonderry Waterside |
5.05pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cookstown Junction |
5.30pm |
Carrick |
5.06pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Cookstown Junction |
5.35pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Cookstown Junction |
5.19pm |
Whitehead |
5.50pm |
Larne Harbour |
5.48pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
5.55pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Cullybackey |
5.52pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
6.00pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
6.11pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Whitehead |
6.05pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrick |
6.15pm |
Londonderry |
6.05pm (Saturdays Only) |
Greenisland |
6.24pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
6.20pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Londonderry Waterside |
6.37pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cookstown Junction |
6.20pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cookstown Junction |
6.45pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
6.25pm |
Larne Harbour |
6.46pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Kilroot |
6.30pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
6.54pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
6.30pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
7.08pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Ballymena |
6.35pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Ballymeana |
7.19pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
6.40pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Whitehead |
7.23pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Greenisland |
7.00pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
7.41pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Kilroot |
7.10pm (Saturdays Only) |
Ballymoney |
7.50pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
7.30pm |
Whitehead |
7.55pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
8.00pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne Harbour |
8.00pm |
Londonderry |
8.00pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
8.18pm |
Whitehead |
8.05pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Glarryford |
8.36pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Cookstown Junction |
8.25pm (Saturdays Only) |
Londonderry Waterside |
8.40pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cookstown Junction |
8.30pm |
Whitehead |
8.53pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne Harbour |
9.00pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
8.54pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne Harbour |
9.15pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
9.18pm |
Portrush |
9.30pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
9.19pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
9.45pm |
Coleraine |
9.28pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Whitehead |
10.00pm |
Larne |
9.50pm |
Larne |
10.30pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrick |
10.04pm (Saturdays Only) |
Dunloy |
10.30pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
10.19pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
10.40pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cullybackey |
10.43pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Whitehead |
10.40pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Ballymena |
10.50pm (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
10.50pm (Saturdays Only) |
Cookstown Junction |
11.00pm (Saturdays Only) |
Londonderry |
11.15pm |
Larne |
11.08pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Larne |
| |
|
11.18pm (Saturdays Excepted) |
Carrickfergus |
| |
|
11.19pm (Saturdays Only) |
Whitehead |
| |
|
12.18am (Saturdays Only) |
Larne |
| |
|
12.29am (Saturdays Only) |
Ballycarry |
The level of service shown on the 1947 timetable did not continue after take over by the UTA who closed lines and reduced services.
Trains to Derry/Londonderry continued to run until 1978 after which they were diverted to run to Belfast Central (opened on 12 April 1976) via the former Great Northern Railway of Ireland (GNRI) Lisburn - Antrim branch. This left York Road with only Larne line trains.
In 1980 a stopping service was introduced between York Road and Antrim but it lasted less than a year leaving only the Larne line trains.
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