Marino railway station (Northern Ireland)
Marino  | |
|---|---|
 Marino railway station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Holywood Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54°38′49″N 5°49′03″W / 54.6470°N 5.8174°W |
| Owned by | NI Railways |
| Operated by | NI Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1870 | Opened |
| 11 November 1957[1] | Closed |
| 4 January 1960[1] | Reopened |
| 2008 | Refurbished |
Marino railway station is a railway station in the townland of Ballycultra in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.[2]
Service
From Mondays to there is a half-hourly service to Belfast Central, Portadown or Newry in one direction, and to Bangor in the other. More frequent trains run at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly in the evenings. Some peak-hour trains pass through Marino without stopping.
On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
History
The Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway opened Marino station on 1 December 1870 on land once inhabited by Benedictine monks.[citation needed]
Due to low passenger numbers, the Ulster Transport Authority closed the station on 11 November 1957.[1] However, under public pressure the UTA reopened it on 4 January 1960.[1]
Translink had the station refurbished in 2008.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d Patterson, E.M. (1982) [1958]. Belfast and County Down Railway. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. p. 41. ISBN 071538306X.
- ^ Sheet 15 Belfast, Discoverer Map Series (D ed.), Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, 2005, ISBN 978-1-905306-02-2
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