- Carnalea railway station
Infobox NI station
name = Carnalea
locale =Carnalea
borough =North Down Borough Council
years = 1877
events = Opened
years1 = 2008
events1 = Refurbished
platforms = 2
usage0405 =Carnalea railway station serves
Carnalea and other parts of West Bangor as well asCrawfordsburn inCounty Down ,Northern Ireland .It was first opened by the B.N.C.R. (Belfast & Northern Counties Railway) on its present site at Station Walk on
1 June 1877 with only an upside platform, serviced by brake van as an office. [cite web | title= Carnalea| work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2008-05-08]Through the advent of wooden villas in the late 19th century, the B.C.D.R. (
Belfast and County Down Railway ) built a station house on the upside in 1897, most of which still stands. The station master's former dwelling is the oldest building in the area.The station's low-set signal cabin (disused since the 1930s) and downside shelter have been demolished since the
Northern Ireland Railways takeover in 1967. Glass shelters exist on the sites of the former waiting areas.The station remains popular and many locals commute to
Belfast via the station each morning.###@@@KEYEND@@@###
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