Lochwinnoch railway station

Lochwinnoch

Location

Place

Lochwinnoch

Local authority

Renfrewshire

Operations

Station code

LHW

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Passenger Usage

2002/03 *

49,105

2004/05 **

56,774

Passenger Transport Executive

PTE

SPT

History

12 August 1840

Opened

1 June 1905

Renamed Lochside

4 July 1955

Closed

27 June 1966

Reopened

13 May 1985

Renamed Lochwinnoch

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T
U V W X Y Z

Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lochwinnoch (source)

UK Rail Portal

For the station on the former Kilbarchan Loop Line see Lochwinnoch (second) railway station.

Lochwinnoch railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

[edit] History

The station was opened on 12 August 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. Upon the opening of the new Lochwinnoch station on the Kilbarchan Loop Line, the station was renamed Lochside on 1 June 1905. The station closed on 4 July 1955 however it reopened on 27 June 1966 when the Kilbarchan Loop station closed. Lochside station was renamed back to Lochwinnoch on 13 May 1985 during the electrification of the line.

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

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

Preceding station		Following station
Glengarnock	First ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line	Howwood
Historical Railways
Beith North Line open; station closed	Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway	Howwood