Troon railway station
Troon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
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| Location | Troon, South Ayrshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.5426°N 4.6555°W |
| Grid reference | NS325308 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TRN |
| Key dates | |
| 2 May 1892 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.671 million |
| 2016/17 |  0.756 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.660 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.616 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.610 million |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Designated | 31 May 1984 |
| Reference no. | LB42157[2] |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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History
The station was opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on 2 May 1892,[3] replacing the earlier station of the same name to the east which closed on the same day.[3] The station was part of a short loop line that left the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway just south of Barassie and rejoined the line to the north of Monkton.
Description
Troon station consists of two side platforms with buildings designed by architect James Miller.[4] The station was refurbished in the spring of 2004 ready for the 2004 Open Golf Championship which was being held at nearby Royal Troon. During the week-long event including practice days, Troon saw an estimated 100,000 extra passengers pass through its station.
Services
December 2012
Basic service
- 3 trains per hourly to Glasgow Central
- 3 trains per hour to Ayr
- 1 train every 2 hours to Kilmarnock (with some longer gaps during the day) No Sunday service,
Sundays
- Half-hourly service to Glasgow and Ayr
December 2019
Monday - Saturday: Four trains per hour to Glasgow Central (2 fast, 2 stopping)
Four trains per hour to Ayr
Ten trains to Kilmarnock, running a two hourly frequency (with extras). Two of these continue to Glasgow Central via Barrhead)
Ten trains to Girvan, (running a two hourly frequency with extras) with seven continuing to Stranraer Harbour.
Sundays: Two trains per hour to Glasgow. Two trains per hour to Ayr.
Passengers can change at Ayr for services to Stranraer, or Glasgow for services to Kilmarnock.[5]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Prestwick International Airport | Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Barassie | ||
| Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Kilmarnock | |||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Monkton Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Troon Loop Line |
Barassie Line closed; station open | ||
Ferry to Larne
The port of Troon is located approximately 0.8 miles or 1 kilometre from the railway station - a walk of around fifteen minutes. There are footpaths throughout. Until 2016, P&O Irish Sea ran a seasonal fast ferry, HSC Express, from the port of Troon to Larne Harbour. This connected with trains run by Northern Ireland Railways to Belfast Central and Belfast Great Victoria Street.
References
Notes
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- "TROON RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- Butt, p. 234
- Hume, p. 55
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/20249_ayrshire_inverclyde_and_stranraer.pdf
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. (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.
- Hume, John R. (1976). The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, Vol. 1: The Lowlands and Borders. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. ISBN 0-7134-3234-9.
