Saltcoats railway station

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Saltcoats
Location
Place Saltcoats
Local authority North Ayrshire
Coordinates 55°38′02″N 4°47′04″W / 55.6338, -4.7843Coordinates: 55°38′02″N 4°47′04″W / 55.6338, -4.7843
Grid reference NS248413
Operations
Station code SLT
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 * 304,150
2004/05 * 311,525
2005/06 * 334,403
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
27 July 1840 Opened as Saltcoats
1 July 1858 Relocated due west
1882 Relocated between two previous sites
30 June 1952 Renamed Saltcoats Central
4 February 1965 Renamed Saltcoats
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Saltcoats from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway see Saltcoats North railway station.

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

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[edit] History

The station originally opened on 27 July 1840 by the Ardrossan Railway.[1] The station was relocated a short distance west of the original location on 1 July 1858,[1] and relocated again to its present location (between the first two sites) in 1882.[1] The station was known as Saltcoats Central from 30 June 1952 to 4 February 1965,[1] when it was renamed back to its original name.

[edit] Station description

Saltcoats station has two large station buildings, one of which is still in use as a ticket office. The second building on the westbound platform was once used as the station offices and station master's house,[2] however is now unused.

[edit] Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there are half-hourly services eastbound to Glasgow Central and hourly westbound to Largs and Ardrossan Town respectively.

On Sundays there is an hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Largs.

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Ardrossan South Beach   First ScotRail

Ayrshire Coast Line

   Stevenston
Historical Railways
Ardrossan South Beach
Line and station open		   Glasgow and South Western Railway

Ardrossan Railway

   Stevenston
Line and station open

[edit] Gallery

Platform 1 looking eastbound.

A large but empty northbound freight train to Hunterston Terminal.

A British Railways-era sign.

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Butt, p. 205
  2. ^ McSherry, p. 6

[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.