Troon (old) railway station

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Troon
Location
Place	Troon
County	Ayrshire
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
5 August 1839	Opened
2 May 1892	Closed
Disused railway stations in Scotland
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-Z

Troon (old) railway station was a railway station serving the town of Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened on 5 August 1839, and closed to passengers on 2 May 1892 upon the opening of a new Troon station on the Troon Loop Line. The station site later became the Troon Goods Depot, however this has also now closed. The line was also latterly used as a means of bypassing the new Troon station.

Today a long track from Barassie to the station site still exists, however it is no longer a through route and ends there.

This site was also used when the Ayrshire coast line was in the process of electrification, presumably as a maintenance depot for the equipment being used at the time.

[edit] References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Monkton Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Barassie Line closed; station open