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

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Clipperstown
General information
Location	Carrickfergus Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°43′3″N 5°48′59″W
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1925	Station opened
2008	Station refurbished
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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.^{[citation needed]}

The station was opened on 1 April 1925.^{[citation needed]}

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 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.

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Trooperslane		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Larne		Carrickfergus
	Historical railways
Mount Line open, station closed		Northern Counties Committee Belfast-Larne		Carrickfergus Line and station open

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