Troon railway station

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Troon

Location

Place

Troon

Local authority

South Ayrshire

Operations

Station code

TRN

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.509 million

Passenger Transport Executive

PTE

SPT

History

2 May 1892

Opened

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Troon from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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For closed railway stations in Troon, see Troon railway station (disambiguation).

Troon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

1 History
2 Description
3 Services
4 References
- 4.1 Notes
- 4.2 Sources

[edit] History

The station was opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on 2 May 1892,^[1] replacing the earlier station of the same name to the east which closed on the same day.^[1] The station was part of a short loop line that left the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway just south of Barassie and rejoined the line to the north of Monkton.

[edit] Description

Troon station consists of two side platforms with buildings designed by architect James Miller.^[2] The station was refurbished in the spring of 2004 ready for the 2004 Open Golf Championship which was being held at nearby Royal Troon. During the week long event including practice days, Troon saw an estimated 100,000 extra passengers pass through its station.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Services

Preceding station		Following station
Glasgow Prestwick Airport	First ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line	Barassie
Glasgow Prestwick Airport	First ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line	Kilmarnock
Historical Railways
Monkton Line open; station closed	Glasgow and South Western Railway Troon Loop Line	Barassie Line closed; station open

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b Butt, p. 234
^ Hume, p. 55

[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.