West Kilbride railway station
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History
The station was opened on 1 May 1878 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway as part of the extension of the former Ardrossan Railway to Largs.[1] The present station building was designed in 1900 by the noted architect James Miller.[2] A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1954 to 1957, two coaches were here in 1964 and three from 1965 to 1967.[3]
Originally a two platform station, the southbound platform was demolished as part of the electrification works in 1985. The former northbound line (to Largs) is electrified and signalled for bi-directional working, being used by passenger trains for both directions, and by northbound freight trains to the Hunterston Terminal. The former southbound track is signalled for southbound working only and is not electrified, being used by southbound trains from Hunterston. The station building still stands but is no longer used as part of the station itself. Since the ticket office closed the building has been home to shops, cafés, and a restaurant but has now fallen into disuse.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Services
An hourly service operates in each direction off-peak on weekdays and all weekend, northbound to Template:Rws and southbound to Template:Rws, Template:Rws and then on to Template:Rws. Some extra trains run at peak times. Typical journey times to Glasgow are 48–54 minutes (depending on stopping pattern).[4]
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Fairlie | 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;" | | Ardrossan South Beach |
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| Fairlie Line and station open |
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| 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;"> | Ardrossan Town Line closed, station open | |||
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt (1995), page 245
- ↑ Dictionary of Scottish Architects: James Miller
- ↑ McRae (1998), page 13
- ↑ Template:NRtimes
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External links
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- Category B listed buildings in North Ayrshire
- Listed railway stations in Scotland
- Railway stations in North Ayrshire
- Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1878
- Railway stations served by ScotRail
- SPT railway stations
- James Miller railway stations