Kilwinning railway station
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| Kilwinning | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Kilwinning |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KWN |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Annual entry/exit 02/03 | 0.780 million * |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.847 million ** |
| History | |
| 23 March 1840 | Opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Kilwinning. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Kilwinning. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
- For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway see Kilwinning East railway station.
Kilwinning railway station is a railway station serving the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
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[edit] History
The station was opened on 23 March 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (later part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway). The station was built as an interchange, seeing traffic coming from Glasgow, Ayr and Ardrossan (and later Largs).
[edit] Current operations
Kilwinning has the busiest station for stopping passenger trains in Ayrshire, with all Largs and Ardrossan services calling and all but two Ayr services calling at the station. The station is also the fifth busiest in terms of passenger numbers on the Ayrshire Coast Line behind Glasgow Central, Paisley Gilmour Street, Prestwick International Airport and Ayr.
Redevelopment of Kilwinning Station is due to start soon, with the taxi rank and main car park being moved to allow buses to serve the station as part of an interchange project drawn up by North Ayrshire Council, where Service 11 buses to/from Kilmarnock will call at the station.
Discussions have been on-going for sometime between the Council and Network Rail over the buying of old goods sidings to the west of the station to allow for more car parking at the site. North Ayrshire are hoping to build a two-tiered structure which will hold double the amount of cars than is currently the case at the station.
[edit] References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Kilwinning railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Kilwinning railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenston | First ScotRail |
Dalry | ||
| Irvine | First ScotRail |
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| Historical Railways | ||||
| Stevenston | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Dalry Junction Line open; station closed |
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| Bogside Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway |
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