Holyhead railway station
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| Holyhead Caergybi |
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| Location | |||
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| Place | Holyhead | ||
| Local authority | Anglesey | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | HHD | ||
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.215 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened June 1880 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Holyhead Caergybi (source) |
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Holyhead railway station serves the town of Holyhead (Welsh name: Caergybi) on Holy Island, Anglesey. It is the western terminus of the North Wales Coast Line.
There are frequent services to Chester via Bangor, Llandudno Junction, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn and Flint. There are also through services to London Euston, Cardiff, Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly. Holyhead station is linked to Holyhead ferryport, which offers several sailings daily to and from both Dublin ferryport and Dún Laoghaire. The fastest services between Dublin and London by fast ferry and train take under seven hours.
The first station in Holyhead was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on August 1st 1848 but this was replaced by the second in September 1851. The present station was opened by the LNWR on June 17, 1880.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Holyhead railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Holyhead railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Valley | Arriva Trains Wales Crewe/Cardiff-Holyhead |
Terminus | ||
| Bangor | Virgin Trains London Euston-Holyhead |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Stena Line Ferry |
Dun Laoghaire | ||
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