Stevenston railway station
Stevenston  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Baile Steaphain | |
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Stevenston station with train at platform and the level crossing barriers down | |
| Location | |
| Place | Stevenston |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°38′03″N 4°45′00″W / 55.6343°N 4.7499°WCoordinates: 55°38′03″N 4°45′00″W / 55.6343°N 4.7499°W |
| Grid reference | NS269412 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | STV |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.088 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.095 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.093 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.097 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.110 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.111 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.113 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.110 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.121 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.134 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Ardrossan Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 27 July 1840 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stevenston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Stevenston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 29 miles (47 km) south west of Glasgow Central.
History
The station was opened on 27 July 1840 by the Ardrossan Railway.[1] The station once included several buildings, a passenger footbridge and a level crossing.[2] A chord line to "Dubs Junction" on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway route towards Irvine was used by an Ardrossan to Irvine & Kilmarnock service until April 1964, when it fell victim to the Beeching Axe. The chord remains open and in regular use by freight trains heading from the Hunterston deep water import terminal towards Ayr & the G&SWR line to Mauchline (and hence to Dumfries and the WCML at Carlisle).
Today the level crossing is still in operation, the footbridge has been removed and basic shelters now serve the platforms.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and hourly westbound to Largs and Ardrossan Town respectively.[3]
On Sundays there is an hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Largs, plus a limited additional service to Ardroosan Harbour to connect with the ferry sailings to Brodick.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Saltcoats | Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Kilwinning | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Saltcoats Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Ardrossan Railway |
Kilwinning Line and station open | ||
| Connection with Ardrossan Railway at Byrehill Junction |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Bogside Link open (freight only); station closed | ||
| Connection with Ardrossan Railway |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Nobel Line |
Ardeer Platform Line and station closed | ||
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt, p. 220
- ↑ McSherry, p. 20
- ↑ Table 69 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- McSherry, R. & M. (1998). Old Stevenston. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3042-2. OCLC 39876063.