Bangor is the city located in the district of Gwynedd in North Wales, which is one of the smallest city located in United Kingdom.It is also known by the name of University City The city is very densely populated with total population of 40000 as per 2001 census, which excludes 20,000 students, who have come from all over the world and are studying in Bangor University.The prominent language spoken by the people in the city is Welsh.Bangor is all over surrounded by Bangor Mountain.
Bangor is well served with the railway station, which is known by the name Bangor Railway station which is located in Down county in northern Ireland.The station is jointly established by Belfast and Down county Railway. Bangor railway station is not proved for goods trains as goods traffic was stopped on the railway station in April 1950.
There are many direct trains to Bangor,which connects the city after getting operated from different railway stations located in Northern Ireland and other parts of United Kingdom.There are many train operators such as North Ireland railways,Virgin Trains,CrossCountry which serves the station with their trains on regular basis at different time intervals.
There are many facilities available at the railway station, which are as follows :
- Wheel chair facilities
- Internet cyber cafes
- Restaurants
- Tea and Snack stalls
- Books and Magazines
- Ticket Reservation counter
- Cashpoints
- Car rent facilities
There is a facility of taxi stand just outside the railway station, which is easily access by a walk of 5-7 minutes. These are prepaid taxis, which provides convenience to the passengers to reach their destinated areas. Buses also ply from one place to another in the city connecting the railway station. The bus charges reasonable fare as compared to other vehicles available for passenger services.