Holywood railway station (Northern Ireland)

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Holywood railway station serves Holywood in County Down, Northern Ireland.

It is located along the shore of Belfast Lough and during the Summer months, provides excellent views over the lough to Carrickfergus.

History

The Belfast and County Down Railway (B&CDR) opened the line between Queen's Quay, Belfast and Holywood on 2 August 1848.{{sfn|Patterson|1982|p=7}} Holywood was a terminus until May 1865, when the Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway (BH&BR) opened from Holywood to Bangor.{{sfn|Patterson|1982|p=9}} In 1859 the B&CDR sold its Holywood branch to the BH&BR, with the result that Holywood station came under BH&BR management.{{sfn|Patterson|1982|p=9}} However, the B&CDR leased the BH&BR line from 1878 and took it over in 1884, which meant that Holywood station returned to its original management and ownership.{{sfn|Patterson|1982|p=12}}

When BH&BR opened in 1865 it was single track.{{sfn|Patterson|1982|p=12}} In response to increased traffic the B&CDR doubled the track in stages between 1897 and 1902.{{sfn|Patterson|1982|p=12}} In 1911 Holywood station handled passenger and parcel traffic, while its goods yard offered facilities for goods, general livestock, horses and prize cattle.{{sfn|Patterson|1982|p=46}} Carriages could be conveyed by passenger train.{{sfn|Patterson|1982|p=46}}

The Ulster Transport Authority withdrew Holywood's goods services on 24/04/1950.{{cite web | title= Holywood railway station| work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2008-05-08}} Translink had the station refurbished in 2008.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

Service

From Mondays to Saturdays there is a half hourly service westwards to Belfast Grand Central in one direction, and eastwards to {{rws|Bangor West}} and Bangor in the other. More frequent trains run at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly in the evenings.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=_Bangor Line **From Sun 13 October NIRailways / Bangor Line |url=https://www.translink.co.uk/Timetable/Download/70fd172c154ac5a62e10594170110f3dd8a833db7887dcba521cd52c91a2a32e |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=translink.co.uk}}

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.

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References

Sources

{{cite book |last=Patterson |first=E.M. |year=1982 |orig-year=1958 |title=Belfast and County Down Railway |location=Newton Abbott |publisher=David & Charles |isbn=071538306X }}

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Holywood railway station (Northern Ireland)|Holywood railway station}}

Category:Railway stations in County Down

Category:Railway stations served by NI Railways

Category:Holywood, County Down

Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1848