Lochwinnoch railway station

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Lochwinnoch
Class 334 leaving the coast bound platform
Location
Place Lochwinnoch
Local authority Renfrewshire
Coordinates 55°47′12″N 4°36′58″W / 55.7866, -4.6162Coordinates: 55°47′12″N 4°36′58″W / 55.7866, -4.6162
Grid reference NS360579
Operations
Station code LHW
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 * 49,105
2004/05 * 56,774
2005/06 * 69,242
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
National Rail - UK railway stations

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lochwinnoch from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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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.[1] Upon the opening of the new Lochwinnoch station on the Dalry and North Johnstone Line, the station was renamed Lochside on 1 June 1905.[2] The station closed on 4 July 1955,[2] however it reopened on 27 June 1966 when the newer station closed.[2][1] Lochside station was renamed back to Lochwinnoch on 13 May 1985 during the electrification of the line.[1]

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt, p. 148
  2. ^ a b c Butt, p. 147

[edit] Sources

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 


  Preceding station     National Rail     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
Line and station open