Irvine railway station
Irvine  | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Irvine |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°36′42″N 4°40′30″W / 55.6116°N 4.6750°WCoordinates: 55°36′42″N 4°40′30″W / 55.6116°N 4.6750°W |
| Grid reference | NS315385 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | IRV |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.701 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.762 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.810 million |
| 2007/08 |
 0.779 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.874 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.854 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.894 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| 5 August 1839 | 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 Irvine from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Irvine railway station is a railway station serving the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 30 miles (48 km) south west of Glasgow Central.
History
The station opened on 5 August 1839 as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.[1] There was a branch leaving here for Crosshouse and Kilmarnock which closed in 1965.[2] During the electrification of the Ayrshire Coast line, Irvine station was partially refurbished, resulting in a glass front canopy on the main building and external ramp access to both platforms.
Facilities
The station is manned on a part-time basis and is one of the few stations still manned on the Ayrshire Coast line. There is a small kiosk shop and an adjoining car park with parking room for a small number of cars.
Services
Mondays to Saturdays there are 4 trains per hour northbound to Glasgow Central and 3 trains per hour (4 on Saturdays) southbound to Ayr with a half hourly service in each direction on Sundays.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassie | First ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Kilwinning | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Gailes Line open, station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Bogside Line open, station closed | ||
| Dreghorn Line and station closed | Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway | |||
References
Notes
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 ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.