Stevenston railway station

Stevenston National Rail
Scottish Gaelic: Baile Steaphain

Stevenston station with train at platform and the level crossing barriers down
Location
Place Stevenston
Local authority North Ayrshire
Coordinates 55°38′03″N 4°45′00″W / 55.6343°N 4.7499°WCoordinates: 55°38′03″N 4°45′00″W / 55.6343°N 4.7499°W
Grid reference NS269412
Operations
Station code STV
Managed by ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   0.088 million
2005/06 Increase 0.095 million
2006/07 Decrease 0.093 million
2007/08 Increase 0.097 million
2008/09 Increase 0.110 million
2009/10 Increase 0.111 million
2010/11 Increase 0.113 million
2011/12 Decrease 0.110 million
2012/13 Increase 0.121 million
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
* 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. 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 ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 29 miles (47 km) south west of Glasgow Central.

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   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