Troon railway station

For closed railway stations in Troon, see Troon railway station (disambiguation).

Troon Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail [1]
General information
Location	Troon, South Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°32′33″N4°39′20″W / 55.5426°N 4.6555°W / 55.5426; -4.6555
Grid reference	NS325308
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	TRN
Key dates
2 May 1892	Opened
Passengers
2020/21	79,970
Interchange	1,007

v t e Railway Stations in Troon
Legend
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Barassie (GPK&AR) Barassie Junction Troon Harbour (K&TR) Troon Goods Troon (new) (Troon Loop Line) Troon (old) (GPK&AR) Lochgreen Junction Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

Troon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

History

The station was opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on 2 May 1892, ^[3] replacing the earlier station of the same name to the east which closed on the same day. ^[3] The station was part of a short loop line that left the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway just south of Barassie and rejoined the line to the north of Monkton.

Troon station consists of two side platforms with buildings designed by the architect James Miller. ^{[4] [5]}

The station was refurbished in spring 2004 ready for the 2004 Open Championship at the nearby Royal Troon Golf Club. During the week-long event, including practice days, Troon Station saw an estimated 100,000 extra passengers.^{[ citation needed ]}

2021 fire

On 17 July 2021, when the station was unstaffed, a fire severely damaged the station building at platform 1, including the ticket office, a hairdresser and a café. ^{[5] [6]} Damage to the overhead wires led to suspension of service between Kilwinning and Ayr until 23 July 2021 and suspension of service at Troon until the structures could be rendered safe. ^{[5] [7]} The station reopened in late July 2021. ^[8]

Services

December 2022

Monday - Saturday:

• Four trains per hour to Glasgow Central (2 fast, 2 stopping)
• Four trains per hour to Ayr
• Ten trains to Kilmarnock, running a two hourly frequency (with extras), two of these continue to Glasgow Central via Barrhead)
• Ten trains to Girvan, (running a two hourly frequency with extras) with seven continuing to Stranraer Harbour.

Sundays:

• Two trains per hour to Glasgow
• Two trains per hour to Ayr

Passengers can change at Ayr for services to Stranraer, or at Glasgow for services to Kilmarnock. ^[9]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Prestwick International Airport		ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line		Barassie
		ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Kilmarnock
	Historical railways
Monkton Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Troon Loop Line		Barassie Line closed; station open

Ferry

The port of Troon is located approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from the railway station, a walk of around fifteen minutes. There are footpaths throughout. Since March 2024, Caledonian MacBrayne operate a ferry service to Brodick on the Isle of Arran multiple times a day, initially using the chartered catamaran MV Alfred before the introduction of their new vessel MV Glen Sannox. Bus transfers operate from the station to the ferry terminal at ferry times. ^[10]

Until 2016, P&O Irish Sea ran a seasonal fast ferry, HSC Express , from the port of Troon to Larne Harbour. This connected with trains run by Northern Ireland Railways to Belfast Central and Belfast Great Victoria Street.

Preceding station		Ferry		Following station
Terminus		Caledonian MacBrayne Arran Ferry		Brodick

References

Notes

1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. "TROON RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
3. Butt, p. 234
4. Hume, p. 55
5. "Troon station fire: Call for safety probe over unstaffed stations". BBC News. 22 July 2021.
6. Paterson, Colin (17 July 2021). "Troon railway station blaze sparks emergency response and service cancellations". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
7. "Troon station: Line to reopen following devastating fire". BBC News. 21 July 2021.
8. "Troon railway station to reopen to passengers after fire". BBC News. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
9. "Train Times 15 December 2019 - 16 May 2020 : Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Stranraer" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
10. "Main Arran ferry MV Caledonian Isles out of action until June". 22 February 2024.

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Hume, John R. (1976). The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, Vol. 1: The Lowlands and Borders. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. ISBN   0-7134-3234-9.

External links

• Video footage of Troon Station in 2016, YouTube