Marino railway station (Northern Ireland)

Location
	Marino Location within Northern Ireland Marino Location on the Island of Ireland

Route map
	Legend
	Year
	closed
	Belfast-Dublin line
	to Portadown, Newry, Dublin Connolly
	Lagan Railway Bridge
	over River Lagan
	Belfast-Larne railway line
	& Belfast-Derry railway line
	Belfast and County Down Railway
	to Comber, Ardglass, Newcastle
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Marino
Marino
	Marino railway station in 2006
General information
Location	Holywood; Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°38′49″N 5°49′03″W / 54.6470°N 5.8174°W
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Line(s)	Bangor
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1 December 1870	Opened
11 November 1957	Closed
4 January 1960	Reopened
2008	Refurbished
Passengers
2022/23	68,864
2023/24	89,750
	NI Railways; Translink; NI railway stations;
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Year
	closed
	Belfast-Dublin line
	to Portadown, Newry, Dublin Connolly
	Lagan Railway Bridge
	over River Lagan
	Belfast-Larne railway line
	& Belfast-Derry railway line
	Belfast and County Down Railway
	to Comber, Ardglass, Newcastle
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;
Location
Location
	Marino Location within Northern Ireland Marino Location on the Island of Ireland

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

History

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

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

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

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[Patterson-1] Patterson, E.M. (1982) [1958]. Belfast and County Down Railway. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. p. 41. ISBN 071538306X.

[FOI_figures_2223-2] "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[FOI_figures_2324-3] "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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