Ardrossan Harbour railway station
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| General information | |
| Location | Ardrossan, North Ayrshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°38′23″N 4°49′14″W / 55.6396°N 4.8205°W |
| Grid reference | NS224420 |
| Owned by | Peel Ports |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ADS |
| Key dates | |
| 19 January 1987 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.131 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.124 million |
| 2020/21 | 13,128 |
| 2021/22 | 58,594 |
| 2022/23 | 92,422 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Ardrossan Harbour railway station is one of three remaining railway stations in the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail but unusually it is not owned by Network Rail, but instead owned by Peel Ports.[2] It is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 32.5 miles (52.3 km) south west of Glasgow Central. The station is an interchange for Caledonian MacBrayne ferry sailings to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
History[edit]
The station was originally opened on 19 January 1987 to replace the closed Ardrossan Winton Pier railway station.[3] Ardrossan Harbour station is slightly further inland (approximately 220 yards/200 metres to the east) than its predecessor[4] and is sited at the end of a 1-mile (1.6 km) long branch line from Ardrossan South Beach.
Opened under sectorisation of British Rail, the station was served by ScotRail until the privatisation of British Rail.
The station is unstaffed and consists of a single platform and shelter, a short walk from the "CalMac" terminal building.
Services[edit]
From the opening of the station, services generally only ran to connect with the CalMac sailings to Brodick.
2018:There is an hourly service for most of the day to/from Glasgow Central with a few extras during peak hours, A limited service of 5 departures and 4 arrivals operates on Sundays. There is no late evening service after 2200 with the last services terminating at the nearby Ardrossan Town.
Prior to May 2009, only five trains per day operated to/from the station to connect with the ferry to Brodick; all other trains terminated at the nearby Ardrossan Town.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Terminus | ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Ardrossan Town | ||
 Ferry services
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| Brodick | Caledonian MacBrayne Arran Ferry |
Terminus | ||
| Campbeltown | Caledonian MacBrayne Kintyre ferry (Suspended for the summer 2024 season)[5] |
Terminus | ||
| Brodick | ||||
Ferry services[edit]
A ferry, operated by Caledonian MacBrayne,[6] sails from Ardrossan Harbour to Brodick. In Summer 2013 a service to Campbeltown was provided on Thursday and Friday evenings, returning on Friday and Saturday mornings, with a return trip on Sundays.[7]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ "Network Statement 2023" (pdf). Network Rail. p. 22. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Butt, page 18
- ^ "Ardrossan Winton Pier railway station (site), Ayrshire" Thompson, N geograph.org; Retrieved
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68484727
- ^ "Kintyre: Ardrossan - Campbeltown".
- ^ Summer timetables calmac.co.uk [dead link]
Sources[edit]
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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