Carnalea railway station

Carnalea
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
2023/24 96,759
Route map

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Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central
City Hospital
Windsor
1885
Botanic
Ormeau
1885
Lanyon Place
Queen's Bridge
1885
Titanic Quarter
(Bridge End)
Queen's Quay
1976
1950
Ballymacarrett
1976
Victoria Park
1981
Sydenham
Tillysburn
1945
Kinnegar
1957
Holywood
Marino
Cultra
Craigavad
1957
Seahill
Helen's Bay
Crawfordsburn
1997
Carnalea
Bangor West
Bangor
Location
Carnalea
Location within Northern Ireland
Carnalea
Location on the Island of Ireland

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.