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| General information | |||||
| Location | Holyhead,Anglesey Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°18′29″N4°37′52″W / 53.308°N 4.631°W /53.308; -4.631 | ||||
| Grid reference | SH247822 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales Rail | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | HHD | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Chester and Holyhead Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 August 1848 (1848-08-01) | First station opened | ||||
| 15 May 1851 | Station resited | ||||
| 1 January 1866 | Station resited | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.206 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 44,462 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.139 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.202 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.223 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
| Feature | Train Shed at Holyhead Station | ||||
| Designated | 25 July 1994 | ||||
| Reference no. | 14739[1] | ||||
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Holyhead railway station (Welsh:Gorsaf reilffordd Caergybi) serves the Welsh town ofHolyhead (Welsh:Caergybi) onHoly Island, Anglesey. The station is the western terminus of theNorth Wales Main Line105+1⁄2 miles (170 km) west ofCrewe and is managed byTransport for Wales Rail. It connects with thePort of Holyhead ferry terminal. The station is connected to the town centre by a stainless steel pedestrian/cycle bridge namedThe Celtic Gateway (Welsh:Porth Celtaidd).
The first station in Holyhead was opened by theChester and Holyhead Railway on 1 August 1848, but this was replaced by the second on 15 May 1851.[2]
The present station was opened by theLondon and North Western Railway on 17 January 1866[2] and still retains its overall roof. It is believed to be the longest train shed in Wales.[1] It originally had four platforms, but only three are currently in use, the track to the former platform three having been lifted. The station approach contains aGrade II listed clock turret[3] which was unveiled on 17 June 1878 byAlbert Edward, Prince of Wales to mark completion of old harbour extension. The clock is byJ. B. Joyce & Co of Whitchurch.
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 byAvanti West Coast services toLondon Euston. MostTransport for Wales DMU services use platform two. Platform three is outside the train shed and is used by the early morningPremier Service toCardiff Central, plus a few other trains at busy periods. There are carriage sidings and servicing facilities alongside platform one, whilst platform three also has an engine release line & run-round loop available.
A rail-served container terminal next to the station closed in 1991 when the traffic transferred toLiverpool.[4] It has since been demolished and is now used as a car parking area for theStena Line ferry service.[5]
Passenger ships previously used to berth in the inner harbour next to Platform 1, this ceased when the port was re-developed.Stena Line built an administration building between platforms 1 and 2 in the early 1990s.
The station is fully staffed, with the ticket office in the main ferry terminal being staffed seven days a week. Self-service ticket machines are also provided. The terminal offers covered waiting accommodation, a payphone, a photo booth, a left luggage office, toilets, shops, and a cafe. Train running details are offered via digital information screens, timetable posters and automated announcements. Step-free access is available to all platforms.[12]
Holyhead is served by a basic Transport for Wales hourly service throughout the week (although less frequently on winter Sundays) toShrewsbury with services continuing toBirmingham International andCardiff Central on alternate hours. A limited number of trains (mostly early morning and late evening) run to/from Crewe, whilst two services operate toManchester Piccadilly on weekdays only. On Sundays, most services run to/fromCrewe, with a limited number of trains to Birmingham, Cardiff and Manchester.[13]
Avanti West Coast operate services toLondon Euston and Crewe via theWest Coast Main Line. On weekdays, there are 4 trains per day to London Euston, as well as 3 trains per day which run only as far as Crewe. On Saturdays, there are 3 trains per day to London Euston and 1 train to Crewe, and on Sundays there are 3 trains per day to London Euston.[14]
Holyhead station adjoins thePort of Holyhead, where sailings toDublin are operated by Irish Ferries and Stena Line. Up to September 2014 Stena Line operated a high-speed service toDún Laoghaire, a suburb 12km south of Dublin City Centre.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Transport for Wales Rail | Terminus | |||
| Transport for Wales Rail | Terminus | |||
| Avanti West Coast | Terminus | |||
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| Terminus | Irish Ferries Ferry | Dublin Port | ||
| Terminus | Irish Ferries high-speed catamaran | Dublin Port | ||
| Terminus | Stena Line Ferry | Dublin Port | ||
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1 International services are currently suspended2 Only a single service per week in each direction on the Enterprise calls there. | ||
