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Troon railway station

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Troon Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail[1]
General information
Location	Troon, South Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°32′33″N 4°39′20″W / 55.5426°N 4.6555°W / 55.5426; -4.6555
Grid reference	NS325308
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	TRN
Key dates
2 May 1892	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.616 million
2019/20	0.610 million
2020/21	79,970
Interchange	1,007
2021/22	0.272 million
Interchange	3,245
2022/23	0.337 million
Interchange	3,904
Listed Building – Category B
Designated	31 May 1984
Reference no.	LB42157[2]
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

v t e Railway Stations in Troon
Legend
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Barassie (GPK&AR) Barassie Junction Troon Harbour (K&TR) Troon Goods Troon (new) (Troon Loop Line) Troon (old) (GPK&AR) Lochgreen Junction Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

December 2022[edit]

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			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[edit]

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 RailwaystoBelfast Central and Belfast Great Victoria Street.

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

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.
• 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.

External links[edit]

• Video footage of Troon Station in 2016, YouTube

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