Dunlop railway station

55°42′43″N 4°31′57″W / 55.7119°N 4.5324°W / 55.7119; -4.5324Grid referenceNS409494Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeDNLHistoryOriginal companyGlasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian and Glasgow & South Western RailwaysKey dates27 March 1871Opened7 November 1966Closed8 June 1967Re-opened1975Line singled and one platform taken out of service2009Track re-doubled and second platform reinstatedPassengers2018/19 100,7982019/20 99,0822020/21 11,7922021/22 42,9722022/23 57,782

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dunlop railway station serves the village of Dunlop in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.

History

The station was opened on 27 March 1871 by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway. The station closed on 7 November 1966 as part of the Beeching cuts, however the closure was only brief as it reopened as an unstaffed halt on 8 June 1967 after vehement local opposition and national press coverage.^[2]

Track doubling between Lugton and Lochridge Junction just south of Stewarton, started in 2008, has resulted in a second platform, disabled access and a new car park being built.^[3]

Services in 2019

Since 13 December 2009 the station has had a mainly half-hourly service each way to Glasgow and Kilmarnock respectively, with some southbound trains continuing to either Carlisle, Girvan and Stranraer.^[4]

2024

Monday to Saturday services consist of a 30-minute service to Glasgow (1 calls Barrhead then express, the other is all stations) and to Kilmarnock(with limited extensions beyond to Carlisle and Stranraer There is no service after 20:30 There is no Sunday service due to action by the RMT union

In 2012 a ticket machine was installed on Platform 2 and from December 2012, Sunday trains only use Platform 1.

Views of Dunlop station

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  Dunlop station with the Hapland Mill housing scheme and preparatory works for the track and platform doubling in 2008
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  The new platform nearing completion in June 2009
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  The fully reconstructed station in 2010
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  Looking towards Lugton from the overbridge. Preparatory work for the track doubling is in evidence.
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  Looking towards Lugton in 2010

References

Notes

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stewarton		ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Barrhead
	Historical railways
Stewarton		Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway		Lugton Line open; station closed

External links

• Video footage of Dunlop railway station.
• Dunlop Village and District in 1913.