Kilwinning railway station
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The station has the most frequent service in Ayrshire, being served by all trains on both the Ayr main line and the branches to Ardrossan Harbour and Largs, with the sole exception of 1K49 17:47 Glasgow Central to Ayr which runs non-stop from Paisley to Irvine.[1]
History
The station was opened on 23 March 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway[2] and was built as an interchange, seeing traffic coming from Glasgow, Ayr and Ardrossan (and later Largs).
Station facilities
The station is located on Byers Road about Script error: No such module "convert". from the town centre. There is a staffed ticket office (open Monday - Saturday 06:05 - 23:30 Sunday 08:50- 23:30), a toilet, a kiosk, a waiting room and a ticket vending machine. Train running information is offered via digital CIS displays, automated announcements, timetable posters and customer help points on each platform. In 2012, a new 130-space car park opened. There is lifts to all platforms located on Platform 1, Platform 2/3 by the main entrance and Platform 4. For security reasons, The lifts are only in operation when the ticket office are open and are locked after 7pm and when no staff are on duty[3]
Station usage
The station is popular with commuters travelling to Glasgow from Ayrshire and beyond. 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
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Services
2023
- 4 trains per hour to Glasgow Central (2 semi-fast and 2 all stops).
- 2 trains per hour to Ayr.
- 1 train per hour to Largs.
- 1 train per hour to Ardrossan Harbour.
The Sunday service is:
- 3 trains per hour to Glasgow Central
- 2 trains per hour to Ayr
- 1 train per hour to Largs
- 4 trains per day to Ardrossan Harbour
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Stevenston | Script error: No such module "If empty".<div style="height:8px; background-color:#Script error: No such module "If empty".; color:inherit; border:none; margin:0 -5px -2px;"> | Dalry or Glasgow Central or Johnstone | ||
| Irvine | Script error: No such module "If empty".<div style="height:8px; background-color:#Script error: No such module "If empty".; color:inherit; border:none; margin:0 -5px -2px;"> | |||
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| Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier 1947 - 1960 Line and station closed |
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style="background:#Template:BR(Sc) colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Connection with Ardrossan Railway at Stevenston No. 1 Jct. |
| Stevenston Line and station open |
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| Bogside Line open; station closed |
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Rail and sea connections
Northern Ireland
Trains connect Ayr along the Glasgow South Western Line to Stranraer where a bus link runs: route 350 operated by Macleans Coaches (except Sundays) to Cairnryan.[4] for onward ferries to the Port of Belfast by Stena Line and Larne Harbour by P&O Ferries.
Isle of Arran
Trains also connect along the Ayrshire Coast Line to Ardrossan Harbour for the Caledonian MacBrayne service to Brodick.
References
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- Railway stations in North Ayrshire
- Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840
- Railway stations served by ScotRail
- SPT railway stations
- Kilwinning