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Location | Ardrossan, North Ayrshire Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°38′25″N4°48′44″W / 55.6402°N 4.8122°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS230420 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Transit authority | SPT | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | ADN | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Ardrossan Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1831 | Opened as Ardrossan | ||||
2 March 1953 | Renamed Ardrossan Town | ||||
1 January 1968 | Closed | ||||
19 January 1987 | Reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 22,364 | ||||
2020/21 | 2,272 | ||||
2021/22 | 10,928 | ||||
2022/23 | 14,082 | ||||
2023/24 | 17,304 | ||||
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Ardrossan Town railway station is one of three remaining in the town of Ardrossan,North Ayrshire,Scotland. It is one of the oldest operational railway stations in Ayrshire,although services and facilities are severely cut back from the station's peak in the early 20th century. The station is currently managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
The station was opened in 1831 by the Ardrossan Railway and was simply known as Ardrossan. [2] The original station had two side platforms and although it was a terminus at first it became an intermediate station upon the opening of Ardrossan Pier railway station in 1840. [2] The station was rebuilt some time around 1890, [3]
It became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway,passing to the London,Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 and was renamed Ardrossan Town by British Rail on 2 March 1953. [2]
The rebuilt station consisted of two through lines with the addition of a bay platform at the north end. [3] A goods shed and yard were located to the west of the platforms. The main offices were located on the Up platform,consisting of a one and two storey ashlar building. [3] The station was closed on 1 January 1968 [2] and lay derelict for a number of years,though the double tracks into the bay platform remained and were used for stabling empty DMUs from time to time.[ citation needed ]
Upon electrification of the Ayrshire Coast Line,the station was reopened on 19 January 1987, [2] now unstaffed and on a far smaller scale:the double track to the harbour was singled and the Up platform removed,meaning trains from both directions would now have to use the former Down platform. After electrification,the nearby level crossing gates remained for a number of years but have since been removed. The station buildings remained unused but were later refurbished for use as commercial properties and the branch lines into the bay platform at the station were lifted. In the early 2000s,the surviving station office buildings were demolished and replaced by a contemporary red-brick commercial unit. The goods shed remains as private property.
Monday to Saturdays there is an hourly service to and from Glasgow Central,with most services continuing to Ardrossan Harbour to connect with the ferry service to Brodick on the Isle of Arran. [4] A couple of services from Glasgow also start/terminate here instead of Ardrossan Harbour.
On Sundays,There is a limited service of (5 arrivals &4 departures) to connect with the ferry to Brodick.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Ardrossan Harbour | ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line | Ardrossan South Beach | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Connection with Ardrossan Railway | Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch | West Kilbride Link closed; station open | ||
Ardrossan Winton Pier Line open; station closed | Glasgow and South Western Railway Ardrossan Railway | Ardrossan South Beach Line and station open |
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