West Kilbride railway station

West Kilbride Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Iar [1]
General information
Location	West Kilbride, North Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°41′48″N4°51′05″W / 55.6967°N 4.8514°W / 55.6967; -4.8514
Grid reference	NS208484
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	WKB
History
Original company	G&SWR Largs Branch
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 May 1878	Opened [2]
Passengers
2019/20	0.171 million
Fairlie Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch		Ardrossan South Beach Line and station open
		Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch		Ardrossan Town Line closed, station open

References

Notes

1. Brailsford (2017), Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. Butt (1995), page 245
3. Historic Environment Scotland. "WEST KILBRIDE STATION (LB14312)" . Retrieved 15 April 2019.
4. Dictionary of Scottish Architects: James Miller
5. McRae (1998), page 13
6. Table 221 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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.
• McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN   1-870119-53-3.

External links

• YouTube video of West Kilbride railway station