The station was opened by the
Belfast and County Down Railway on 1 May 1905 and was the first stop on the branch line to . Following the closure of the terminus in 1976, and the reconnection of the
Bangor Line to the
Dublin Line via
Belfast Lanyon Place formally Belfast Central, Ballymacarrett station was closed on 9 May 1977 and replaced by the nearby Bridge End station, which was renamed "" in 2012. ==Service==