Stevenston railway station

55°38′03″N 4°45′00″W / 55.6343°N 4.7499°W / 55.6343; -4.7499Grid referenceNS269412Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeSTVHistoryOriginal companyArdrossan RailwayPre-groupingGlasgow and South Western RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates27 July 1840OpenedPassengers2018/19 0.113 million2019/20 0.115 million2020/21 12,0402021/22 63,4042022/23 82,236

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stevenston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is owned by Network Rail. It's on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 29 miles (47 km) south west of Glasgow Central.

History

The station was opened on 27 July 1840 by the Ardrossan Railway.^[2] The station once included several buildings, a passenger footbridge and a level crossing.^[3] A chord line to "Dubs Junction" on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway route towards Irvine was used by an Ardrossan to Irvine & Kilmarnock service until April 1964, when it fell victim to the Beeching cuts. The chord remains open and in regular use by freight trains heading from the Hunterston deep water import terminal towards Ayr & the G&SWR line to Mauchline (and hence to Dumfries and the WCML at Carlisle).

Today the level crossing is still in operation, the footbridge has been removed and basic shelters now serve the platforms.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and hourly westbound to Largs and Ardrossan Harbour respectively.

On Sundays there is an hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Largs, plus a limited additional service to Ardrossan Harbour to connect with the ferry sailings to Brodick.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Saltcoats		ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line		Kilwinning
	Historical railways
Saltcoats Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Ardrossan Railway		Kilwinning Line and station open
Connection with Ardrossan Railway at Byrehill Junction		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Bogside Link open (freight only); station closed
Connection with Ardrossan Railway		Glasgow and South Western Railway Nobel Line		Ardeer Platform Line and station closed

References

Notes

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
• 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.
• McSherry, R. & M. (1998). Old Stevenston. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3042-2. OCLC 39876063.

External links

• Video footage of Stevenston station.