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Holyhead Ferry Terminal and Holyhead Railway Station. Holyhead railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf reilffordd Caergybi) serves the Welsh town of Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi) on Holy Island, Anglesey. The station is the western terminus of the North Wales Main Line 105 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (170 km) west of Crewe and is managed by Transport for Wales Rail.
Stena Line was founded in 1962 by Sten A. Olsson in Gothenburg, Sweden, which still serves as the company's headquarters, when he acquired Skagenlinjen between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn, Denmark. In 1972, Stena Line was one of the first ferry operators in Europe to introduce a computer-based reservation system for the travel business area.
High-speed Sea Service or Stena HSS was a class of high-speed craft developed by and originally operated by Stena Line on European international ferry routes. The HSS 1500 had an in-service speed of 40 knots (75 km/h). Several patents were registered to Stena Line in the development of the HSS, and four vessels were completed between 1996 and 1997.
A new link has been added from Fishguard to Dublin, but this takes twice as long as the ferry from Holyhead. A spokesperson for Stena Line said: “Stena Line is offering sailings for passengers ...
The Stena Estrid is a passenger and vehicle 'Ro-Pax' ferry which sails for Stena Line on its Holyhead–Dublin route. [1] She is the first ferry in the E-Flexer class, [2] and was delivered to the company on 15 November 2019. [3] [4] She made her maiden commercial crossing between Holyhead and Dublin on 13 January 2020. [5]
One World Karadeniz (previously Stena Explorer) is a former high-speed ferry that operated on Stena Line's Holyhead–Dún Laoghaire service between Great Britain and Ireland until 2014. [2] It is a member of the HSS 1500 class of high-speed ferries introduced and developed by Stena Line from 1996 onwards.
Stena Adventurer is one of two ships operated by Stena Line on the Holyhead–Dublin route. The second vessel, Stena Estrid, entered service in 2019, replacing the Stena Superfast X. Her former high-speed running mate, Stena Explorer, operated the now-defunct Holyhead–Dún Laoghaire route until 2015. [6]
There is also a taxi rank near the station on Marine Road, and a car park adjacent to the station in the harbour area. [citation needed] The station is where the Killiney-Dún Laoghaire footpath "The Metals" (Ná Ráillí) ends. It is also next to the former Dún Laoghaire Ferryport, for Stena Line services to Holyhead. This service ceased in ...