Howwood railway station

55°48′38″N 4°33′45″W / 55.8106°N 4.5625°W / 55.8106; -4.5625Grid referenceNS395604Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeHOZHistoryOriginal companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr RailwayPre-groupingGlasgow and South Western RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates21 July 1840Opened as Howood11 August 1840Closed1 December 1876Reopened and renamed Howwood7 March 1955Closed12 March 2001New station openedPassengers2018/19 94,8882019/20 98,9202020/21 9,5842021/22 40,4022022/23 55,720

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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Howwood railway station is a railway station serving the village of Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 13 miles (21 km) south west of Glasgow Central.

History

The original Howwood station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway and was known as Howood.^[1] The station had a very short life and closed just over two weeks later on 11 August 1840.^[1] A new station called Howwood was opened on 1 December 1876,^[1] 200 metres south west of the original, and closed on 7 March 1955.^[1]

The current station opened on 12 March 2001,^[1] on the same site as the 1876 station. It has a 24-hour station car park with 30 spaces.

Services

2016 service pattern

There is a half-hourly service at the station. Trains run from Ayr-Glasgow Central, calling at all stops between Glasgow and Ayr.^[2] This drops to hourly in the evening and on Sundays, when trains run to either Ardrossan Harbour or Largs.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Lochwinnoch		ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line		Milliken Park
	Historical railways
Lochwinnoch Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Milliken Park Line and station open

References

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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.

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