Carnalea railway station

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Carnalea
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Carnalea station in 2006. This is the view towards Bangor with the down platform on the left.
General information
Location Carnalea, Bangor
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°39′58″N5°42′21″W / 54.66611°N 5.70583°W / 54.66611; -5.70583
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1877Opened
2008Refurbished
Passengers
2022/2378,041 [1]

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. [3]

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, with just under 97,000 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2023/24 financial year. [2]

Service

From Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards Belfast Lanyon Place, 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.

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Helen's Bay   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor Line
  Bangor West

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References

  1. ↑ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Carnalea" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.


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