Troon railway station

Troon
Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail
Location
Place	Troon
Local authority	South Ayrshire
Coordinates	55.543°N 4.655°W / 55.543; -4.655
Operations
Station code	TRN
Managed by	First ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.509 million
2006/07 *	0.562 million
2007/08 *	0.569 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
2 May 1892	Opened
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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Troon from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

For closed railway stations in Troon, see Troon railway station (disambiguation).

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

History

Railway Stations in Troon
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

The station was opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on 2 May 1892, replacing the earlier station of the same name to the east which closed on the same day. 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.

Description

Troon station consists of two side platforms with buildings designed by architect James Miller. The station was refurbished in the spring of 2004 ready for the 2004 Open Golf Championship which was being held at nearby Royal Troon. During the week long event including practice days, Troon saw an estimated 100,000 extra passengers pass through its station.^{[citation needed]}

Services

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

References

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