Lochwinnoch railway station

Railway station in Renfrewshire, Scotland

55°47′12″N 4°36′59″W / 55.7867°N 4.6164°W / 55.7867; -4.6164Grid referenceNS360579Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeLHWHistoryOriginal companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr RailwayPre-groupingGlasgow and South Western RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates12 August 1840Opened1 June 1905Renamed Lochside4 July 1955Closed27 June 1966Reopened13 May 1985Renamed LochwinnochPassengers2018/19

0.177 million2019/20

0.186 million2020/21

30,2002021/22

88,5902022/23

0.117 million

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Lochwinnoch railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

History

The station was opened on 12 August 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.^[2] Upon the opening of the new Lochwinnoch station on the Dalry and North Johnstone Line, the station was renamed Lochside on 1 June 1905.^[3] The station closed on 4 July 1955;^[3] however, it reopened on 27 June 1966 when the newer station closed.^[2]^[3] Lochside station was renamed back to Lochwinnoch on 13 May 1985 during the electrification of the line^[2] by British Rail.

Services

The basic off-peak weekday & Saturday service operates every 30 minutes to Glasgow Central and Ayr. Additional trains to/from Ardrossan Harbour and/or Largs call in the weekday peaks. The evening (to Ardrossan Harbour) & Sunday (to Largs) service is hourly each way.^[4]

References

Notes

^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
^ ^a ^b ^c Butt, p. 148
^ ^a ^b ^c Butt, p. 147
^ Table 221 National Rail timetable, May 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. (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.

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Glengarnock		ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line	Howwood
	Historical railways
Beith North Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway	Howwood Line and station open