Stevenston railway station

For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway, see Stevenston Moorpark railway station.

Stevenston

Scottish Gaelic: Baile Steaphain[1]
National Rail
Stevenston station with train at platform and the level crossing barriers down
General information
LocationStevenston, North Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°38′03″N 4°45′00″W / 55.6343°N 4.7499°W / 55.6343; -4.7499
Grid referenceNS269412
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSTV
History
Original companyArdrossan Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
27 July 1840Opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.115 million
2020/21Decrease 12,040
2021/22Increase 63,404
2022/23Increase 82,236
2023/24Increase 97,974
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stevenston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is owned by Network Rail. It's on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 29 miles (47 km) south west of Glasgow Central.

History

The station was opened on 27 July 1840 by the Ardrossan Railway.[2] The station once included several buildings, a passenger footbridge and a level crossing.[3] A chord line to "Dubs Junction" on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway route towards Irvine was used by an Ardrossan to Irvine & Kilmarnock service until April 1964, when it fell victim to the Beeching cuts. The chord remains open and in regular use by freight trains heading from the Hunterston deep water import terminal towards Ayr & the G&SWR line to Mauchline (and hence to Dumfries and the WCML at Carlisle).

Today the level crossing is still in operation, the footbridge has been removed and basic shelters now serve the platforms.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and hourly westbound to Largs and Ardrossan Harbour respectively.

On Sundays there is an hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Largs, plus a limited additional service to Ardrossan Harbour to connect with the ferry sailings to Brodick.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Saltcoats   ScotRail
Ayrshire Coast Line
   Kilwinning
  Historical railways  
Saltcoats
Line and station open 		  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Ardrossan Railway
   Kilwinning
Line and station open
Connection with
Ardrossan Railway
at Byrehill Junction 		  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
   Bogside
Link open (freight only);
station closed
Connection with
Ardrossan Railway 		  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Nobel Line
   Ardeer Platform
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Butt, p. 220
  3. ^ McSherry, p. 20

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.
  • McSherry, R. & M. (1998). Old Stevenston. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3042-2. OCLC 39876063.