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Craigdarragh Park, HOLYWOOD, BT18 0EA

One of NIR's 80-class sets approaches Seahill station with the 16.55 Bangor - Portadown passenger service. Opened by the UTA in 1966, Seahill station is a nondescript affair with limited photographic potential. For a 2006 view of the station, see: Image] .

Seahill station, on the Belfast-Bangor line, was opened by the UTA in 1966 to cater for new and proposed developments in the area. Some might describe it as a surprising move given the UTA’s reputation for doing little to further the interests of the railway. The structures are basic comprising bus-style shelters. This is the view in the down direction (towards Bangor).

Seahill halt on the Bangor-Belfast railway line. Looking in the Bangor direction.

The 10.27 Bangor – Portadown (3006) calling at Seahill station.

The Bangor-Belfast railway line at Seahill. Looking in the Belfast direction.

New houses under construction, close to Seahill station, on the Seahill Road. The agents’ description includes “Lesleywood is a prestigious collection of 10 luxury detached and semi detached homes within a popular residential location.  Comprising 10 generously proportioned four bedroom homes, the layout of each home has been meticulously designed to maximise on natural light and space. Finished to an impeccably high standard turnkey specification, complemented by an elegant traditional façade. An established mature location combining the concept of modern family living along with the convenience of Holywoods' [sic] amenities and recreational pursuits. The location is ideal for those wishing to commute via. road or rail with local railway halt offering links to Holywood, Bangor, Belfast and beyond.” The following planning permission (3 December 2015) applies “W/2014/0500/F (AMENDED PROPOSAL) Proposed construction of 10 no. dwellings comprising of 8 no. detached and 2 no. semi-detached with associated car parking and landscaping 15-19 Seahill Road Craigavad Holywood”. I have no connection with the development and cannot enter into correspondence.

See Image This is the 09.30 Portadown-Bangor approaching the station. The track in the background used to be prone to flooding before the line was re-laid in 2001/02 and the long neglected drainage replaced.

Preserved steam locomotive no 171 http://www.steamtrainsireland.com/locomotives/loco171.htm approaching Seahill station with a special operated for the visiting Permanent Way Institution. The lineside vegetation has grown considerably since 1985.

An overbridge at the entrance to Seahill station (left). It carries the railway over a path connecting the Old Seahill Road to the Seahill Road (behind me). The path was probably once the line of the old road though I don’t know when it was abandoned.