Stewarton railway station

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Stewarton
Stewarton in July 2005 looking towards Glasgow
Location
Place	Stewarton
Local authority	East Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°40′56″N 4°31′05″W / 55.6821, -4.5181Coordinates: 55°40′56″N 4°31′05″W / 55.6821, -4.5181
Operations
Station code	STT
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 *	0.199 million
2004/05 *	0.199 million
2005/06 *	0.198 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
27 March 1871	Opened
7 November 1966	Closed
5 June 1967	Re-opened
1975	Line singled and one platform taken out of service
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 Stewarton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Stewarton railway station is a railway station in the town of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.

[edit] History

The station was opened on 27 March 1871 by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway. The station closed on 7 November 1966, however it reopened on 5 June 1967. In April 2007 a 'Ticket Issuing Machine' was installed in recognition of the relatively high passenger levels.

[edit] References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Stewarton railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kilmaurs		First ScotRail  Glasgow South Western Line		Dunlop
Historical Railways
Kilmaurs		Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways  Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway		Dunlop