Barassie railway station

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Barassie
Location
Place	Barassie
Local authority	South Ayrshire
Operations
Station code	BSS
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	0.107 million
History
5 August 1839	Opened
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Barassie railway station is a railway station serving Barassie, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

[edit] History

Barassie station was originally opened on 5 August 1939 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway^[1].

The station originally had four platforms, two of which were on the line from Kilmarnock. These two platforms were demolished in the early 1970s, however the two platforms on the Ayr line are still operational today.

[edit] References

1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Barassie railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Barassie railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Troon		First ScotRail  Ayrshire Coast Line		Irvine
Historical Railways
Troon (new)		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Troon Loop Line		Connection with GPK&AR
Troon (old) Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Gailes Line open; station closed
Troon (Harbour) Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Kilmarnock and Troon Railway		Drybridge Line open; station closed