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Jordanstown Station, looking towards Greenisland

Preserved ex-Great Northern steam locomotive no 85 http://www.steamtrainsireland.com/locomotives/loco85.htm has now returned to service. The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland ran some running-in trips, today, which it described as “No.85 "Merlin" Running-In Trips Sunday 30th March Be the first in 10 years to travel behind GNR(I) No.85 "Merlin". A series of trial trains are being run - open to all! There will be two return trips from Belfast Central to Whitehead”. This is the 09.35 ex-Whitehead approaching Jordanstown. See also Image

A three-car MPD set calling at Jordanstown with the 17.05 Carrickfergus – Belfast York Road. The station building has been demolished. The level crossing is now automatic barriers. The track was bull-head rail on wooden sleepers and there was a searchlight signal (top left).

The Greenisland end of Jordanstown station – the automatic full-barrier level crossing across the Jordanstown Road, relay box and a basic booking office. Image shows the same view in February 1982 when there was a brick station building and manually-operated level crossing gates. Given its proximity to the existing university campus Image the future development of the station will have to take account of the new one in Belfast http://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/6801.

The automatic full-barrier level crossing, across the Jordanstown Road, at the Greenisland end of Jordanstown station. The view is towards Monkstown.

The 12.00 Carrickfergus – Belfast Central on the level crossing at the Larne end of Jordanstown station. The automatic full barriers are remotely monitored.

“Strail” track damping in use on the level crossing Image at Jordanstown station. Read all about it here http://www.strail.de/index.php?id=5&L=1

A sign, on the Jordanstown Road close to the level crossing Image, advising that the park and ride car park in now open. See also Image (December 2013).

Jordanstown station has the advantages of being in a well-populated area, no direct competing bus service, close to the Jordanstown campus of the University of Ulster and peak-hour congestion on the road to and from Belfast. Anyone boarding at Jordanstown during the morning peak will not expect a seat. It is staffed for most day-time trains. This is the view towards Carrickfergus and Larne.

See Image Before conversion to an automatic barrier crossing, Jordanstown station had a station building, level crossing gates and a ticket office. The train is the 12.00 from York Road to Larne Town. Image shows the view from the Jordanstown Road.