Girvan railway station

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Girvan
Location
Place	Girvan
Local authority	South Ayrshire
Operations
Station code	GIR
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 *	96,529
2004/05 *	99,242
2005/06 *	106,417
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
5 October 1877	Opened as Girvan New
1 April 1893	Renamed as Girvan
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Girvan from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Girvan railway station is a railway station serving the town of Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.

Contents 1 History 2 References 2.1 Notes 2.2 Sources

[edit] History

The station opened on 5 October 1877 and was known as Girvan New,^[1] replacing the original Girvan station. The station closed on 7 February 1882, reopened 1 August 1883, closed 12 April 1886, reopened 18 June 1886, closed again 2 September 1886, reopened 14 July 1890, and was renamed Girvan on 1 April 1893.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, page 103

[edit] Sources

• 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, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

• Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Barrhill		First ScotRail  Glasgow South Western Line		Maybole
Historical Railways
Junction with G&PJR		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Maidens and Dunure Light Railway		Turnberry Line closed, station open
Connection with G&PJR		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Maybole and Girvan Railway		Grangeston Halt Line open, station closed
Pinmore Line open, station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway		Connection with M&GR