Irvine railway station
Irvine  | |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic: Irbhinn[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Irvine |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°36′42″N 4°40′30″W / 55.6116°N 4.6750°WCoordinates: 55°36′42″N 4°40′30″W / 55.6116°N 4.6750°W |
| Grid reference | NS315385 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | IRV |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2012/13 |  0.944 million |
| 2013/14 |  0.911 million |
| 2014/15 | 0.955 million |
| 2015/16 | 0.975 million |
| 2016/17 | 0.998 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport |
| History | |
| 5 August 1839 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Irvine from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Irvine railway station is a railway station serving the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 30 miles (48 km) south west of Glasgow Central.
History
The station opened on 5 August 1839 as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.[2] There was a branch leaving here for Crosshouse and Kilmarnock which closed in 1965.[3] During the electrification of the Ayrshire Coast Line by British Rail, Irvine station was partially refurbished, resulting in a glass front canopy on the main building and external ramp access to both platforms.
Facilities
The station is manned on a part-time basis and is one of the few stations still manned on the Ayrshire Coast line.[4] There is a small kiosk shop and an adjoining car park with 100 spaces. Train running information is offered via digital CIS displays, automated announcements, timetable posters and customer help points on each platform. Step-free access is available to both sides of the station.
Services
Mondays to Saturdays there are 4 trains per hour northbound to Glasgow Central and 4 trains per hour southbound to Ayr with a half-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.[5]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassie | Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Kilwinning | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Gailes Line open, station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Bogside Line open, station closed | ||
| Dreghorn Line and station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
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References
Notes
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Butt, p. 128
- ^ Stansfield, p. 26
- ^ Irvine station facilitiesNational Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table 221 National Rail timetable, December 2016
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.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.