Birkenhead - Belfast ferry
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Birkenhead - Belfast ferry | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Port of Belfast | |||
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From: | Birkenhead | ||
To: | Belfast | ||
Distance: | 265.3 km (164.9 miles) | ||
County | |||
Antrim • Cheshire | |||
Opening Date | |||
2002 | |||
Current Operator | |||
Stena Line | |||
Crossings related to the A554 | |||
Crossings related to the A2 (Northern Ireland) | |||
Queens Bridge (Belfast) • Queen Elizabeth II Bridge (Belfast) • Strangford - Portaferry ferry • Stranraer - Belfast ferry • Bann Bridge (Coleraine) • Belfast - Douglas ferry • Narrow Water Bridge • Cairnryan - Belfast ferry • Heysham - Warrenpoint ferry • Craigavon Bridge • Holyhead - Belfast ferry • Killough Bridge • Blackstaff Bridge • Bloody Bridge |
Stena Line operate a route from Twelve Quays Terminal at Birkenhead to VT2 in Belfast. The crossing time is eight hours.
The route either travels to the north or the south of the Isle of Man, dependent on weather and tide.
Vessels commenced service on the route in 2002[1], replacing the previous route that had run from Liverpool. This saved a significant amount of time on the crossing, as sailings from Liverpool were behind lock gates.
In 2019, work commenced at Birkenhead's 12 Quays Terminal and Belfast Vicoria Terminal 2 to add upper linkspans and to lengthen the berth to accommodate larger vessels. This was completed in 2020, with the larger Stena Edda and Stena Embla vessels commencing service in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Ferries
Name | IMO | Operator | Dates | Notes |
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Stena Edda | 9807308 | Stena Line | 2020 - date | |
Stena Embla | 9807322 | Stena Line | 2021 - date | |
Stena Scotia | 9121625 | Stena Line | 2018 - date | Ro/Ro Cargo vessel |
Stena Forerunner | 9227259 | Stena Line | 2018 - 2020 | Ro/Ro Cargo vessel |
Stena Lagan | 9329849 | Stena Line | 2005 - 2020 | |
Stena Mersey | 9329851 | Stena Line | 2005 - 2021 | |
Stena Precision | 9506239 | Stena Line | ? - 2018 | Ro/Ro Cargo vessel |
Stena Performer | 9506227 | Stena Line | ? - 2018 | Ro/Ro Cargo vessel |
Links
- NI Ferry Site: In photos: The New Linkspans for Stena Line’s New Belfast – Birkenhead Ferries 24.02.20 (archive.org)
References
- ↑ Maritime Journal: Trials Mirth at Twelve Quays Berth (01.06.2002) (archive.org)