Stevenston railway station

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
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 87,766
2005/06 * 94,566
2006/07 * 93,292
2007/08 * 96,828
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
Original company Ardrossan Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
27 July 1840 Opened
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 Stevenston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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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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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.

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

References

Notes

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

Sources