Ardrossan Harbour railway station
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Ardrossan Harbour | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Ardrossan | ||
Local authority | North Ayrshire | ||
Operations | |||
Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
Platforms in use | 1 | ||
Annual Passenger Usage | |||
2002/03 * | 59,444 | ||
2004/05 ** | 66,073 | ||
History | |||
19 January 1987 | Opened | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ardrossan Harbour (source) | |||
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Ardrossan Harbour railway station is one of three railway stations in the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Trains are timetabled to link with the Caledonian McBrayne ferry sailings to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
[edit] History
The station was originally opened on 19 January 1987 to replace the closed Ardrossan Winton Pier railway station. Ardrossan Harbour station is slightly more inland than its predecessor.
The station is unmanned and consists of little more than a single platform.
[edit] References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Terminus | First ScotRail |
Ardrossan Town | ||
Brodick | Caledonian MacBrayne Ferry |
Terminus |