Seahill railway station

Seahill railway station is located in the townland of Ballyrobert in the Seahill area of Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. The station was opened on 4 April 1966.[3]

Seahill
NI Railways
Seahill Railway Station in 2017
General information
LocationSeahill, Holywood
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°39′39″N 5°46′05″W / 54.6609°N 5.7680°W / 54.6609; -5.7680
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Bangor
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1966Station opened
2008Station refurbished
Passengers
2022/2377,606 [1]
2023/24Increase 112,205 [2]
Route map

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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
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
Titanic Quarter
(Bridge End)
Queen's Quay
1976
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
Location
Seahill is located in Northern Ireland
Seahill
Seahill
Location within Northern Ireland
Seahill is located in island of Ireland
Seahill
Seahill
Location on the Island of Ireland
Map

Service

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Mondays to Saturdays there is a half hourly service towards Belfast Grand Central in one direction, and to Bangor in the other. Extra services operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings, certain peak-time express trains will pass through Seahill station without stopping.

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.

Preceding station     Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Cultra   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast–Bangor line
  Helen's Bay

References

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  1. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Seahill station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.