Holyhead railway station
Holyhead  | |
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| Welsh: Caergybi | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Holyhead |
| Local authority | Anglesey |
| Coordinates | 53°18′29″N 4°37′52″W / 53.308°N 4.631°WCoordinates: 53°18′29″N 4°37′52″W / 53.308°N 4.631°W |
| Grid reference | SH247822 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HHD |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.215 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.202 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.212 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.209 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.185 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.186 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.241 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.242 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.237 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.233 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.235 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Chester and Holyhead Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 August 1848 | First station opened |
| 15 May 1851 | Station resited |
| 1 January 1866 | Station resited |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Holyhead from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Holyhead railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf reilffordd Caergybi) serves the Welsh town of Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi) on Holy Island, Anglesey. The station is the western terminus of the North Wales Coast Line and is managed by Arriva Trains Wales. It connects with the Holyhead Ferry Terminal.
History
The first station in Holyhead was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 August 1848, but this was replaced by the second on 15 May 1851.[1]
The present station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 17 January 1866[1] and still retains its overall roof. It originally had four platforms, but only three are currently in use, the track to the former platform three having been lifted.
Platform one on the western side of the station, is separated from the other two by the ferry terminal buildings and inner harbour and is the one normally used by Virgin Trains services to London Euston. Most Arriva Trains Wales services use platform two. Platform three is outside the train shed, and is only booked to be used by one train a day, the Premier Service to Cardiff Central.
A rail-served container terminal next to the station closed in 1991 when the traffic transferred to Liverpool.[2] It has since been demolished and is now used as a car parking area for the Stena Line fast ferry service.[3]
Passenger ships previously used to berth in the inner harbour next to Platform 1, this ceased when the port was reveloped. Stena Line built an administration building between platforms 1 and 2 in the early 1990s.
Services
Holyhead is served by a basic Arriva Trains Wales hourly service throughout the week (although less frequently on winter Sundays) to Shrewsbury with services continuing to Birmingham International and Cardiff Central on alternate hours. A few services operate to & from Manchester Piccadilly. Most Sunday services run to/from Crewe.[4]
Virgin Trains operate services to London Euston via the West Coast Main Line (four each way, including Sundays). Virgin also operate one train to Birmingham New Street and Crewe.
Holyhead station adjoins the Holyhead Ferry Port, with sailings to both Dublin and, formerly, to Dún Laoghaire (ceased September 2014). It is connected to the town centre by a steel pedestrian/cycle bridge named The Celtic Gateway.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arriva Trains Wales | Terminus | |||
| Arriva Trains Wales North-South "Premier" service | Terminus | |||
| Virgin Trains | Terminus | |||
| Ferry services | ||||
| Terminus | Irish Ferries Ferry |
Dublin Port | ||
| Terminus | Stena Line Ferry |
Dublin Port | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Ferry services | ||||
| Terminus | Stena Line (1996-2014) Ferry |
Dun Laoghaire Mallin | ||
The Celtic Gateway
The Celtic Gateway (Welsh: Porth Celtaidd) is a stainless steel pedestrian and cycle bridge located in Anglesey, Wales. Opened on 19 October 2006 by Andrew Davies AM[5] to connect Holyhead's railway station and ferry terminal with the town centre,[6]
References
- 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 122. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Holyhead, December 23 1980 www.2D53.co.uk; Retrieved 2013-08-05
- ↑ Freightliners to Holyhead 1971 - 1991 www.penmorfa.com; Retrieved 2013-08-05
- ↑ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 81
- ↑ Info from the Holy Island website
- ↑ Info on the bridge and site
Further reading
- Allen, David (21 October – 3 November 1998). "Seaside signalling in North Wales". RAIL. No. 342 (EMAP Apex Publications). pp. 40–42. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
- "Holyhead station's £3m repairs on schedule". RAIL. No. 343 (EMAP Apex Publications). 4–17 November 1998. p. 11. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
External links
Media related to Holyhead railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Holyhead railway station from National Rail
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