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Troon railway station

Coordinates: 55°32′33″N 4°39′20″W / 55.5426°N 4.6555°W / 55.5426; -4.6555
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Troon

Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationTroon, South Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°32′33″N 4°39′20″W / 55.5426°N 4.6555°W / 55.5426; -4.6555
Grid referenceNS325308
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTRN
Key dates
2 May 1892Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.616 million
2019/20Decrease 0.610 million
2020/21Decrease 79,970
 Interchange  1,007
2021/22Increase 0.272 million
 Interchange Increase 3,245
2022/23Increase 0.337 million
 Interchange Increase 3,904
Listed Building – Category B
Designated31 May 1984
Reference no.LB42157[2]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Railway Stations in Troon
Barassie
Barassie Junction
Troon Harbour
Troon Goods
Troon (new)
(Troon Loop Line)
Troon (old)
Lochgreen Junction

Troon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

History

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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.

Troon station consists of two side platforms with buildings designed by the architect James Miller.[4][5]

The station was refurbished in spring 2004 ready for the 2004 Open Championship at the nearby Royal Troon Golf Club. During the week-long event, including practice days, Troon Station saw an estimated 100,000 extra passengers.[citation needed]

2021 fire

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On 17 July 2021, when the station was unstaffed, a fire severely damaged the station building at platform 1, including the ticket office, a hairdresser and a café.[5][6] Damage to the overhead wires led to suspension of service between Kilwinning and Ayr until 23 July 2021 and suspension of service at Troon until the structures could be rendered safe.[5][7] The station reopened in late July 2021.[8]

Services

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December 2022

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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 at Glasgow for services to Kilmarnock.[9]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Prestwick International Airport   ScotRail
Ayrshire Coast Line
  Barassie
  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

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The port of Troon is located approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from the railway station, a walk of around fifteen minutes. There are footpaths throughout. Since March 2024, Caledonian MacBrayne operate a ferry service to Brodick on the Isle of Arran twice a day (three times daily on weekends), using the chartered catamaran MV Alfred.[10]

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.

Preceding station   Ferry   Following station
Terminus   Caledonian MacBrayne
Arran Ferry
  Brodick

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ "TROON RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b Butt, p. 234
  4. ^ Hume, p. 55
  5. ^ a b c "Troon station fire: Call for safety probe over unstaffed stations". BBC News. 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ Paterson, Colin (17 July 2021). "Troon railway station blaze sparks emergency response and service cancellations". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Troon station: Line to reopen following devastating fire". BBC News. 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Troon railway station to reopen to passengers after fire". BBC News. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Train Times 15 December 2019 - 16 May 2020 : Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Stranraer" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Main Arran ferry MV Caledonian Isles out of action until June". 22 February 2024.

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