General information | |||||||
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Location | Holywood Northern Ireland | ||||||
Coordinates | 54°38′28″N 5°50′22″W / 54.6411°N 5.8395°W | ||||||
Owned by | NI Railways | ||||||
Operated by | NI Railways | ||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||
Construction | |||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
Key dates | |||||||
2 August 1848 | Opened | ||||||
May 1865 | Line extended to Bangor | ||||||
1897–1902 | Bangor line doubled | ||||||
1950 | Goods services withdrawn[citation needed] | ||||||
2008 | Refurbished | ||||||
Passengers | |||||||
2022/23 | 435,222 [1] | ||||||
2023/24 | 540,233 [2] | ||||||
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Holywood railway station serves Holywood in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located along the shore of Belfast Lough and during the Summer months, provides excellent views over the lough to Carrickfergus.