Marino railway station (Northern Ireland) explained

Marino
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:NI
Address:Holywood
Country:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.647°N -5.8174°W
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Years:1 December 1870
Events:Opened
Years1:11 November 1957[1]
Events1:Closed
Years2:4 January 1960
Events2:Reopened
Years3:2008
Events3:Refurbished
Owned:NI Railways
Operator:NI Railways
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Marino railway station is a railway station in the townland of Ballycultra in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.

History

The Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway opened Marino station on 1 December 1870 on land once inhabited by Benedictine monks.

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Patterson, E.M. . Belfast and County Down Railway . . 1982 . 071538306X . Newton Abbott . 41 . 1958.