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Station in County Down, Northern Ireland

CarnaleaNI Railways
Carnalea station in 2006. This is the view towards Bangor with the down platform on the left.
General information
LocationCarnalea, Bangor
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°39′58″N 5°42′21″W / 54.66611°N 5.70583°W / 54.66611; -5.70583
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Bangor
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1877Opened
2008Refurbished
Passengers
2022/2378,041
2023/24Increase 96,759
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Legend
Year
closed
Great Victoria Street 2024
Belfast Grand Central Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Dublin railway line Belfast-Larne railway line Belfast-Newry railway line Bus interchange
Belfast-Dublin line
to Portadown, Newry, Dublin Connolly
City Hospital Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Botanic Tunnel
Botanic Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Lanyon Place Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Lagan Railway Bridge
over River Lagan
Belfast-Larne railway line
& Belfast-Derry railway line
Titanic Quarter (Bridge End)
Queen's Quay 1976
Belfast and County Down Railway
to Comber, Ardglass, Newcastle
 1950
Ballymacarrett 1976
Victoria Park 1981
Sydenham Belfast City Airport
Tillysburn 1945
Kinnegar 1957
Holywood
Marino
Cultra
Craigavad 1957
Seahill
Helen's Bay
Crawfordsburn 1997
Carnalea
Bangor West
Bangor Bus interchange
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Location
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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, with just under 97,000 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2023/24 financial year.

Service

From Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards Belfast Grand Central 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   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Helen's Bay   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor Line 		  Bangor West

References

  1. "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  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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