| Barrhill | |
|---|---|
| Looking north | |
| Location | |
| Place | Barrhill |
| Local authority | South Ayrshire |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BRL |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 5,543 |
| 2004/05 * | 5,591 |
| 2005/06 * | 5,352 |
| 2006/07 * | 4,789 |
| 2007/08 * | 4,810 |
| 2008/09 * | 5,296 |
| 2009/10 * | 4,568 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 5 October 1877 | Opened[1] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barrhill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Barrhill railway station is a railway station serving Barrhill, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayr to Stranraer section of the Glasgow South Western Line. A passing loop is located here on what is otherwise a single track route.
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The station was opened by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway on 5 October 1877.[1] The station was briefly closed between 7 February 1882 and 16 February 1882,[1] and between 12 April 1886 and 14 June 1886.[1]
The station has an irregular service (seven trains per day each way) between Glasgow/Kilmarnock and Stranraer with some of the trains running in connection with the ferry service between Stranraer Harbour and Belfast. Until December 2009 there was one through train each day to Carlisle and Newcastle (and two from there). These trains were withdrawn at the 2009 timetable change.
Sundays see three trains to Ayr and Glasgow and two to Stranraer.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranraer | First ScotRail |
Girvan | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Glenwhilly Line open, station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Pinwherry Line open; station closed |
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The small signal box that houses the lever frame operating the loop was installed in 1935 after its predecessor was destroyed by fire - it was originally situated further down the line at Portpatrick but dismantled and moved to Barrhill after becoming redundant at its original location.[2] The box only houses the frame however - the tablet instruments and block bells are located in the main station building, which allows one railman to act as both stationmaster and signaller.