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Marino railway station (Northern Ireland)

Coordinates: 54°38′49″N 5°49′03″W / 54.6470°N 5.8174°W / 54.6470; -5.8174
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Marino
NI Railways
Marino railway station in 2006
General information
LocationHolywood
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°38′49″N 5°49′03″W / 54.6470°N 5.8174°W / 54.6470; -5.8174
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Bangor
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1 December 1870Opened
11 November 1957[1]Closed
4 January 1960[1]Reopened
2008Refurbished
Passengers
2022/2368,864 [2]
2023/24Increase 89,750 [3]
Route map

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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
Marino is located in Northern Ireland
Marino
Marino
Location within Northern Ireland
Marino is located in island of Ireland
Marino
Marino
Location on the Island of Ireland
Map

Marino railway station is a railway station in the townland of Ballycultra in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.[4]

History

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A NIR 101 Class diesel locomotive hauls a passenger train into Marino station in 1983

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]

Service

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From Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service to Belfast Grand Central 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.[5]

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Holywood   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor Line
   Cultra

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Patterson, E.M. (1982) [1958]. Belfast and County Down Railway. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. p. 41. ISBN 071538306X.
  2. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ Sheet 15 Belfast, Discoverer Map Series (D ed.), Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, 2005, ISBN 978-1-905306-02-2
  5. ^ "_Bangor Line **From Sun 13 October NIRailways / Bangor Line". translink.co.uk. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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