Editing Holyhead (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Holyhead Railway Station, Holy Island (507270) (32932192272).jpg|thumb|[[Holyhead railway station]]]]
The [[Port of Holyhead]] is a busy ferry [[seaport|port]]. [[Stena Line]], Northern Europe's biggest ferry company, operates from the port, as do [[Irish Ferries]]. Ferries sail to [[Dublin]].

[[Holyhead railway station]] is the terminus of the [[North Wales Coast Line]] and is currently served by [[Avanti West Coast]] and [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]] services. Avanti West Coast runs direct trains to [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] via [[Crewe railway station|Crewe]]<ref>{{Cite web|work=Avanti West Coast|title=Our latest timetable and ticket info |date=May 2023 |access-date=28 May 2023 |url= https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables |quote=}}</ref> and Transport for Wales operate direct trains to [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff]] and [[Birmingham International railway station|Birmingham International]], via [[Wrexham General railway station|Wrexham]] and [[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]]; they also operate on the route to [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester Piccadilly]], via [[Warrington Bank Quay railway station|Warrington]].<ref>{{Cite web|work=Transport for Wales|title=Timetables |date=May 2023 |access-date=28 May 2023 |url= https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables |quote=}}</ref>

[[File:Seiriol Wyn - geograph.org.uk - 404566.jpg|thumb|'Seiriol Wyn' one of a series of glass mosaic panels created by artist [[Gary Drostle]] for the new Celtic Gateway bridge entrance]]
The rail and ferry terminals are connected (for pedestrians and cyclists) to the town centre by [[The Celtic Gateway]] bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/the-celtic-gateway-bridge|title=The Celtic Gateway Bridge|publisher=Structurae| access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Stanley embankment - geograph.org.uk - 41967.jpg|thumb|Stanley Embankment, looking towards [[Holy Island, Anglesey|Holy Island]]]]
The [[Stanley Embankment]], or ''The Cob'', connects Anglesey and Holy Island. It carries the North Wales Coast Line railway and the A5 road. The embankment was designed and built by [[Thomas Telford]]. When the A5 was being constructed between London and the Port of Holyhead, a more direct route was needed. Construction started in 1822 and was completed a year later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnorthwales.co.uk/pages/thom_tel_rd.htm|title=Thomas Telford: The Road to Holyhead|website=cyclingnorthwales.co.uk}}</ref> It gets its formal name after [[John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley]], a significant local benefactor.<ref name="stanleym1">Hughes, Margaret: ''"Anglesey from the sea"'', page 73. Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2001</ref>

In 2001, work was completed on the extension of the [[A55 road|A55]] North Wales Expressway from the [[Britannia Bridge]] to Holyhead, giving the town a [[dual carriageway]] connection to North Wales and the main British motorway network. The A55 forms part of [[International E-road network|Euroroute]] [[European route E22|E22]]. The Anglesey section was financed through a [[Private Finance Initiative]] scheme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pppforum.com/case-studies/a55-llandegai-holyhead-trunk-road|title=A55 Llandegai to Holyhead Trunk Road|publisher=PPP Forum|access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>

Local bus services are provided primarily by [[Arriva Buses Wales]], who operate services around Anglesey and to [[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]].<ref>{{Cite web|work=Bus Times|title=Bus Services |date=May 2023 |access-date=28 May 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/holyhead |quote=}}</ref>