Bangor

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Bangor

Opened on the Chester and Holyhead Railway.




Chronology Dates

  /  /1865Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway
Opened from Holywood to Bangor. The Belfast Queen's Quay to Holywood portion of the Belfast and County Down Railway is transferred to the Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway.
  /  /1898Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway
Doubled from Bangor to Carnalea.
  /  /1967Belfast Central Railway
Relaid as a double track line. The Lagan Viaduct is replaced. Bangor line re-signalled at its western end.
12/04/1976Belfast Central Railway
Belfast Central opened. Bangor line trains diverted to the new station from Belfast Queen's Quay.

News items

12/04/2022Belfast to Bangor zero-emissions ferry hoped to start in 2024 [Belfast Live]
31/12/2021Calls to replace missing Britannia Bridge plaques three months after removal [North Wales Chronicle]
03/09/2021Discovery of World War II minesweeper ship aided by Bangor University [Deeside.com]