Carnalea railway station
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| Carnalea | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Bangor | ||
| Local authority | North Down Borough Council | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Translink | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 1877 | Opened | ||
| 2008 | Refurbished | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
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Carnalea railway station serves Carnalea and other parts of West Bangor as well as Crawfordsburn in County Down, Northern Ireland.
It was first opened by the B.N.C.R. (Belfast & Northern Counties Railway) on its present site at Station Walk on 1 June 1877 with only an up side platform, serviced by brake van as an office.[1]
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 up side 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 down side shelter have been demolished since the Northern Ireland Railways takeover in 1967. Metal shelters, painted in NI Railways livery exist on the sites of the former waiting areas.
The station remains popular and many locals commute to Belfast via the station each morning.
| Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen's Bay | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Bangor |
Bangor West | ||
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