Kilmarnock bus station | |
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 The bus station in 2016 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°36′38.14″N4°29′41.77″W / 55.6105944°N 4.4949361°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1974 |
Kilmarnock bus station is a bus station in Kilmarnock, Scotland. [1]
The bus station was built in 1974 and replaced a bus station in Portland Street. [2]
A project to redevelop the bus station started in November 2019 and was initially expected to be completed by spring 2020. [3] [4] However, the project was delayed after the contractor went bankrupt in March 2020. [5] [6]
Seating at the bus station was removed on 2 June 2020. It was subsequently claimed that this was to reduce the spread of COVID-19. [5] In February 2021, new rests for passengers to lean on were installed, replacing the traditional seating. [7] The new seating faced criticism due to accessibility concerns and in September 2021, council officers stated that it would be replaced. [8]
In September 2022, Stagecoach West Scotland stated that it would no longer serve the bus station after 6pm due to anti-social behaviour. [9]
Runs between the Bus Station, Kilmarnock, and Loudoun Avenue, Priestland, serving key stops in the Irvine Valley.
Operates from Bus Station, Kilmarnock, to Drumleyhill Drive, Hurlford, providing a vital connection to the hospital.
Connects Kilmarnock to Galston, offering additional travel options for Irvine Valley residents.
Travels from Bus Station, Kilmarnock, to Hurlford.
Covers a circular route from Amlaird Road, Onthank, through Kilmarnock to Sunnyside Road Terminus/Loreny Drive, Shortlees, connecting key housing areas.
Long-distance service connecting Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow, to Ayr, serving intermediate stops such as Prestwick Airport.
Operates between Bus Station, Kilmarnock, and Kennedy Drive, New Farm Loch, serving residential communities.
Links New Farm Loch and Belfield through key stops, including ASDA for convenient shopping access.
Provides a complementary service to 6, connecting New Farm Loch and Belfield.
A popular route connecting Kilmarnock to Stewarton with key stops in Kilmaurs for local commuters.
Runs from Bus Station, Kilmarnock, to Lang Road, Barassie, and Troon, passing through Dundonald and Loans.
Travels from Chapelhill Mount, Ardrossan, to Bus Station, Kilmarnock, covering several North Ayrshire towns and villages.
Operates between Tanyard Bus Stance, Cumnock, and Bus Station, Kilmarnock.
Connects New Cumnock and Tanyard Bus Stance, Cumnock, to Bus Station, Kilmarnock.
High-speed service from Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow, to Bus Station, Kilmarnock, via Fenwick.
A dedicated express route from Bus Station, Kilmarnock, to Tanyard, Cumnock, via Mauchline.
(once per day in each direction)
Runs only early morning/evenings via Kilmarnock.
(once per day in each direction)
(once per day in each direction)
Covers multiple key towns, ensuring accessibility between Kilmarnock and Beith through rural Ayrshire communities. Service operated by McGills.
Ayrshire is a historic county and registration county, in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. The lieutenancy area of Ayrshire and Arran covers the entirety of the historic county as well as the island of Arran, formerly part of the historic county of Buteshire. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire to the north-east, Dumfriesshire to the south-east, and Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire to the south. Like many other counties of Scotland, it currently has no administrative function, instead being sub-divided into the council areas of East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. It has a population of approximately 366,800.
East Ayrshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Road, Kilmarnock. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.
Kilmarnock is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main commercial and industrial centre.
Troon is a town and sea port in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Troon has a port with ferry and freight services, and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O operated a seasonal ferry service to Larne. In May 2006, a ferry service to Campbeltown was added, although this was withdrawn the following year. Since March 2024, Caledonian MacBrayne have operated a ferry service to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
Hurlford is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, situated on the outskirts of Kilmarnock, the largest and administrative centre of East Ayrshire and East Ayrshire Council. It has a population of 4,968. Hurlford's former names include Whirlford and Hurdleford. The village was named Whirlford as a result of a ford crossing the River Irvine east of Hurlford Cross, near Shawhill. It shares its name in Gaelic, Baile Àtha Cliath with the Irish capital Dublin. The census locality is called Hurlford and Crookedholm.
Central Ayrshire is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south-west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire council areas. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting.
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride.
Barassie railway station is a railway station serving Barassie, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Kilmarnock railway station is a railway station in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line. One of the earliest railway stations in Scotland, the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway opened on 6 July 1812, until it was replaced by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway on 4 April 1843.
Fullarton is a small area in Irvine, North Ayrshire. It is situated close to Irvine Bay and is next to several industrial estates, large supermarkets and retail stores and the town centre itself. Stagecoach Western buses operate the local bus services in the area. Fullarton is only 8 miles from Prestwick Airport and 25 miles from the city of Glasgow.
The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR) was a railway in Scotland that provided train services between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr. It opened its first line, between Glasgow and Ayr, in stages from 1839 to 1840. The section between Glasgow and Paisley was made jointly with the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway. Later it built a line from Dalry via Kilmarnock to Cumnock, linking there with the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, and together forming a through route from Glasgow to Carlisle. The two companies merged to form the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
The village or hamlet of Gatehead is in East Ayrshire, Kilmaurs, Scotland. It is one and a quarter miles from Crosshouse and one and a half miles from Kilmarnock. In the 18th and 19th centuries the locality was a busy coal mining district. The settlement runs down to the River Irvine where a ford and later a bridge was located.
Knockentiber is a village in East Ayrshire, Parish of Kilmaurs, Scotland. Knockentiber is two miles west-northwest of Kilmarnock and 1⁄2 mile northeast of Crosshouse. Latitude:55.6193°N Longitude:4.5455°W and grid reference NS397392. The population was 359 in 1991, however the population is much higher following the construction of several housing estates (2007). In the 18th and 19th and mid 20th centuries the locality was a highly industrialised coal mining district. The settlement is on the Carmel Burn, which runs into the River Irvine, around one mile to the south.
The River Irvine is a river that flows through southwest Scotland. Its watershed is on the Lanarkshire border of Ayrshire at an altitude of 810 feet (250 m) above sea-level, near Loudoun Hill, Drumclog, and 7 miles SW by W of Strathaven. It flows 29+1⁄2 mi (47.5 km) westward, dividing the old district of Cunninghame from that of Kyle, until it reaches the sea via Irvine Harbour in the form of the Firth of Clyde, and flows into Irvine Bay by the town of Irvine. It has many tributaries, some of which form parish, district and other boundaries.
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of East Ayrshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The Ayrshire Cup was an annual association football regional competition in Scotland. The cup competition was a knockout tournament between football clubs in the historic county of Ayrshire. The Ayrshire Cup was first held in 1877–78, the trophy being a solid silver vase, 30 inches high, and valued at £100, designed by Messrs John Cameron & Son. The first winners were Mauchline.
The old village or hamlet of Old Rome, Rome or Old Rome Ford is located in South Ayrshire, Parish of Dundonald, Scotland. It is one and a half miles from Crosshouse and one and less than a quarter of a mile from Gatehead. In the 18th and 19th centuries the locality was a busy coal mining district and many of the houses have been demolished. The settlement is situated near the River Irvine.
The Glasgow and South Western Railway operated a number of cross-country lines in Ayrshire.