General information | |
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Location | Dunlop, East Ayrshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°42′43″N4°31′57″W / 55.7119°N 4.5324°W |
Grid reference | NS409494 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | DNL |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways |
Key dates | |
27 March 1871 | Opened |
7 November 1966 | Closed |
8 June 1967 | Re-opened |
1975 | Line singled and one platform taken out of service |
2009 | Track re-doubled and second platform reinstated |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 100,798 |
2019/20 | 99,082 |
2020/21 | 11,792 |
2021/22 | 42,972 |
2022/23 | 57,782 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Dunlop railway station serves the village of Dunlop in East Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
The station was opened on 27 March 1871 by the Glasgow,Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway. The station closed on 7 November 1966 as part of the Beeching cuts,however the closure was only brief as it reopened as an unstaffed halt on 8 June 1967 after vehement local opposition and national press coverage. [2]
Track doubling between Lugton and Lochridge Junction just south of Stewarton,started in 2008,has resulted in a second platform,disabled access and a new car park being built. [3]
Since 13 December 2009 the station has had a mainly half-hourly service each way to Glasgow and Kilmarnock respectively,with some southbound trains continuing to either Carlisle,Girvan and Stranraer. [4]
Monday to Saturday services consist of a 30-minute service to Glasgow (1 calls Barrhead then express,the other is all stations) and to Kilmarnock(with limited extensions beyond to Carlisle and Stranraer There is no service after 20:30 There is no Sunday service due to action by the RMT union
In 2012 a ticket machine was installed on Platform 2 and from December 2012,Sunday trains only use Platform 1.
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Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Stewarton | ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line | Barrhead | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Stewarton | Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway | Lugton Line open; station closed |