Saltcoats railway station
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Saltcoats railway station is a railway station serving the town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
History
The station originally opened on 27 July 1840 by the Ardrossan Railway.[1] The station was relocated a short distance west of the original location on 1 July 1858[1] and relocated again to its present location (between the first two sites) in 1882.[1] The station was known as Saltcoats Central from 30 June 1952 to 4 February 1965,[1] when it was renamed back to its original name.
Station description
Saltcoats station has two large station buildings, one of which is still in use as a ticket office. The second building on the westbound platform was once used as the station offices and station master's house,[2] and is now a cafe.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes there are half-hourly services eastbound to Glasgow Central and hourly westbound to Largs and Ardrossan Harbour respectively.[3]
On Sundays there is an hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Largs, plus five trains to Ardrossan Harbour to connect with the ferry to the Isle of Arran.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Ardrossan South Beach | style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Stevenston |
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| Ardrossan South Beach Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Ardrossan Railway |
Stevenston Line and station open | ||
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 in Great Britain closed in 1858
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1882
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882
- Railway stations served by ScotRail
- SPT railway stations