Stevenston railway station

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Stevenston
Stevenston station with train at platform and the level crossing gates down.
Location
Place Stevenston
Local authority North Ayrshire
Operations
Station code STV
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 87,766
2005/06 * 94,566
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
27 July 1840 Opened
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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 Stevenston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway, see Stevenston Moorpark railway station.

Stevenston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 29 miles (47 km) south west of Glasgow Central.

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[edit] History

The station was opened on 27 July 1840 by the Ardrossan Railway.[1] The station once included several buildings, a passenger footbridge and a level crossing.[2]

Today the level crossing is still in operation, the footbridge has been removed and basic shelters now serve the platforms.

[edit] Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and hourly westbound to Largs and Ardrossan Town respectively.

Sundays there is an hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Largs.

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Saltcoats   First ScotRail

Ayrshire Coast Line

   Kilwinning
Historical Railways
Saltcoats
Line and station open		   Glasgow and South Western Railway

Ardrossan Railway

   Kilwinning
Line and station open
Connection with
Ardrossan Railway
at Byrehill Junction		   Glasgow and South Western Railway

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

   Bogside
Link open (freight only);
station closed
Connection with
Ardrossan Railway		   Glasgow and South Western Railway

Nobel Line

   Ardeer Platform
Line and station closed

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Butt, p. 220
  2. ^ McSherry, p. 20

[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.