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Carnalea railway station

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Owned by
  
Structure type
  
At-grade

Address
  
Bangor BT19 1EU, UK

Province
  
Ulster

Platforms in use
  
2

Operated by
  
NI Railways

2008
  
Refurbished

Opened
  
1877

Owner
  
NI Railways

Carnalea railway station

Location
  
Carnalea, BangorNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom

Local authority
  
North Down Borough Council

Similar
  
Bangor West railway st, Hilden railway station, Helen's Bay railway station, Seahill railway station, Belfast Great Victoria S

Carnalea railway station is located in the townland of Carnalea in northwest Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.

It was first opened by the B.C.D.R. (Belfast and County Down Railway) on its present site at Station Walk on 1 June 1877 with only an up platform, and a brake van as an office.

Through the advent of wooden villas in the late 19th century, the B.C.D.R. (Belfast and County Down Railway) built a station house on the upside in 1897, most of which still stands. The station master's former dwelling is the oldest building in the area.

The station's low-set signal cabin (disused since the 1930s) and downside shelter have been demolished since the Northern Ireland Railways takeover in 1967. Glass shelters exist on the sites of the former waiting areas.

The station remains popular and many locals commute to Belfast via the station each morning.

Service

From Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards Belfast Central, Portadown or Newry in one direction, and Bangor in the other. Extra services operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings. Certain peak-time express trains will pass through Carnalea station without stopping.

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.

References

Carnalea railway station Wikipedia


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