West Kilbride railway station
West Kilbride  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Iar | |
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The former station building | |
| Location | |
| Place | West Kilbride |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°41′48″N 4°51′05″W / 55.6967°N 4.8514°WCoordinates: 55°41′48″N 4°51′05″W / 55.6967°N 4.8514°W |
| Grid reference | NS208484 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WKB |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 0.165 million |
| 2004/05 |
 0.166 million |
| 2005/06 |
0.179 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.174 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.175 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.192 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.196 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.201 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.193 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.194 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.187 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport |
| History | |
| Original company | G&SWR Largs Branch |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 May 1878 | Opened[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at West Kilbride from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
West Kilbride railway station is a railway station in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
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] 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 and cafés, and currently holds a restaurant.
Services
An hourly service operates in each direction off-peak on weekdays and all weekend, northbound to Largs and southbound to Ardrossan South Beach, Kilwinning and then on to Glasgow Central. Some extra trains run at peak times. Typical journey times to Glasgow are 48-54 minutes (depending on stopping pattern).[3]
References
Notes
- 1 2 Butt (1995), page 245
- ↑ Dictionary of Scottish Architects: James Miller
- ↑ Table 221 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Fairlie | Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Ardrossan South Beach | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Fairlie Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch |
Ardrossan South Beach Line and station open | ||
| Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch |
Ardrossan Town Line closed, station open | |||
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