West Kilbride railway station

West Kilbride
Location
Place	West Kilbride
Local authority	North Ayrshire
Coordinates	55.6967°N 4.8514°W / 55.6967; -4.8514
Grid reference	NS208484
Operations
Station code	WKB
Managed by	First ScotRail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 *	0.166 million
2004/05 *	0.166 million
2005/06 *	0.179 million
2006/07 *	0.174 million
2007/08 *	0.175 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
Original company	G&SWR Largs Branch
Post-grouping	LMS
1 May 1878	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 West Kilbride from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

West Kilbride railway station is a railway station in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

History

The former station building

The station was opened on 1 May 1878 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway as part of the extension of the former Ardrossan Railway to Largs. The present station building was designed in 1900 by the noted architect James Miller. Originally a two platform station, the southbound platform was demolished as part of the electrification works in 1985. The former northbound line (to Largs) is electrified and signalled for bi-directional working, being used by passenger trains for both directions, and by northbound freight trains to the Hunterston Terminal. The former southbound track is signalled for southbound working only and is not electrified, being used by southbound trains from Hunterston. The station building still stands but is no longer used as part of the station itself. Since the ticket office closed the building has been home to shops and cafés, and currently holds a restaurant.

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. 

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Fairlie		First ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line		Ardrossan South Beach
	Historical railways
Fairlie Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch		Ardrossan South Beach Line and station open
		Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch		Ardrossan Town Line closed, station open