Marino railway station is a

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in the

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of Ballycultra in

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, Northern Ireland.

History

The Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway opened Marino station on 1 December 1870 on land once inhabited by Benedictine monks. Due to low passenger numbers, the

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closed the station on 11 November 1957. However, under public pressure the UTA reopened it on 4 January 1960.

Service

From Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service to , or in one direction, and to Bangor in the other. More frequent trains run at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly in the evenings. Some peak-hour trains pass through Marino without stopping. On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.

References

Railway stations in County Down Railway stations opened in 1870 Railway stations closed in 1957 Railway stations opened in 1960 Reopened railway stations in Northern Ireland Railway stations opened by the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) Railway stations served by NI Railways {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub