点评:Great old station, especially compared to other modern monstrosities on the Larne Line. Much of the red brick sections date to 1877, while the waiting area canopy and signal tower are from the 1890s. Great old iron footbridge at the south end of the platforms.
The station was spacious and handsome enough to be used for a location shoot for the TV comedy Derry Girls (26 April 2022). Normally film crews use the nearby Railway Preservation of Ireland base, Whitehead Excursion Station. Its on a siding where no regular trains rumble through to spoil the period look of the place.
I was early for my train and spent some time in the waiting room. There are bookshelves where you can pick up something to read, for free. A lit up board tells you the time and when the trains are due. There’s awards the station has won, thanks to the local conductor and the volunteers from the Brighter Whitehead group, plus photos. The station is well sited, and very close by you have the promenade by the sea, Beach Road Nature Reserve, several restaurants and a big free park and ride car park.
翻译:很棒的老车站,尤其是与拉恩线上的其他现代建筑相比。大部分红砖部分可追溯到 1877 年,而候车区的顶棚和信号塔则建于 19 世纪 90 年代。站台南端有一座很棒的古老铁人行天桥。
车站宽敞漂亮,足以作为电视喜剧《德里女孩》(2022 年 4 月 26 日)的外景拍摄地。通常,摄制组会使用附近的爱尔兰铁路保护基地怀特黑德游览站。它位于一条侧线上,没有定期火车隆隆驶过,破坏了这个地方的时代风貌。
我早早就到了火车,在候车室里待了一段时间。那里有书架,你可以免费拿点东西读。一块发光的板子会告诉你火车的时间和到站时间。这里有车站赢得的奖项,感谢当地列车长和 Brighter Whitehead 小组的志愿者,还有照片。该站位置优越,附近有海滨长廊、海滩路自然保护区、几家餐厅和一个大型免费停车换乘停车场。