Kilwinning railway station
Kilwinning  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Cill D’Fhinnein | |
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| The Ardrossan line platforms | |
| Location | |
| Place | Kilwinning |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°39′22″N 4°42′35″W / 55.6561°N 4.7096°WCoordinates: 55°39′22″N 4°42′35″W / 55.6561°N 4.7096°W |
| Grid reference | NS295436 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KWN |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.847 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.908 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.921 million |
| 2007/08 |
 0.909 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.974 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.958 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.982 million |
| 2011/12 |
1.012 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 23 March 1840[1] | 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 Kilwinning from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Kilwinning railway station is a railway station serving the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line(27 Miles south of Glasgow Central) and the Glasgow South Western Line(69 miles north of Stranraer). British Transport Police maintain an office here. The Station gets more trains than any other in Ayrshire
History
The station was opened on 23 March 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway[1] and was built as an interchange, seeing traffic coming from Glasgow, Ayr and Ardrossan (and later Largs).
Station facilities
The station is located on on Byers Road about 1/2 mile from the town centre. There is a fully staffed ticket office, a toilet, a kiosk, a waiting room and a ticket vending machine. In 2012 A new 130 space car park opened.
Station Usage
The station is popular with commuters travelling to Glasgow from Ayrshire and beyond, . It is a popular place as it is the last stop before the Ayrshire Coast line splits in two, so trains stop at this station more than any other in Ayrshire.
British Transport Police
The station houses a Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) from the British Transport Police, Officers from Kilwinning cover All stations south of Kilwinning and north of Kilwinning until Lochwinnoch, Police Scotland officers will cover if British Transport Police officers are not available,
Bus Services
Most buses do not come into the station forecourt but there is a bus stop 100 yards north of the station.
Services
1985 (pre electrification)
- 3 trains per hour to Glasgow Central
- 2 trains per hour to Ayr
- 4 trains per day to Stranraer Harbour, connecting with the ferry to Northern Ireland
- 1 train per hour to Largs
- 4 trains per day to Ardrossan Harbour, connecting with the ferry to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
December 2011
- 4 trains per hour to Glasgow Central
- 2 trains per hour to Ayr
- 2 trains per day to Stranraer
- 1 train per hour to Largs
- 1 train per hour to Ardrossan Harbour, for the ferry to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
December 2012
The typical weekday daytime service is:
- 6 trains per hour to Glasgow Central
- 3 trains per hour to Ayr
- 1 train per hour to Irvine
- 2 trains per day to Stranraer
- 1 train per hour to Largs
- 1 train per hour to Ardrossan Harbour, for the ferry to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
The Sunday service is:
- 3 trains per hour to Glasgow Central,
- 2 trains per hour to Ayr,
- 1 train per hour to Largs,
- 3 trains per day to Stranraer,
- 4 trains per day to Ardrossan Harbour,
New Services from December 2012
From the December 2012 Timetable Change The station will get 6 Trains Per Hour to Glasgow Central, 3 to Ayr(However one an hour would terminate at Irvine) The New services will be a will be a mix of Fast and Slow Services,
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenston | First ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Dalry | ||
| Irvine | First ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line | |||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier 1947 - 1960 Line and station closed |
British Railways Montgomerie Pier Branch |
Connection with Ardrossan Railway at Stevenston No. 1 Jct. | ||
| Stevenston Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Ardrossan Railway |
Dalry Junction Line open; station closed | ||
| Bogside Line open; station closed | Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway | |||
Future developments
Redevelopment of Kilwinning station is due to start soon, with the taxi rank and main car park being moved to allow buses to serve the station as part of an interchange project drawn up by North Ayrshire Council, where Service 11 buses to/from Kilmarnock will call at the station.[citation needed]
Discussions have been on-going for some time between the Council and Network Rail over the buying of old goods sidings to the west of the station to allow for more car parking at the site. North Ayrshire are hoping to build a two-tiered structure which will hold double the amount of cars than is currently the case at the station.[citation needed]
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.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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