Troon railway station

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

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General information
Other names	Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail
Location	South Ayrshire
Coordinates	55.5426°N 4.6555°W / 55.5426; -4.6555
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	TRN
Key dates
2 May 1892	Opened

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

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

History

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.

Services

December 2012

Basic service

• 3 trains per hourly to Glasgow Central
• 3 trains per hour to Ayr
• 1 train every 2 hours to Kilmarnock (with some longer gaps during the day) No Sunday service,

Sundays

• Half-hourly service to Glasgow and Ayr

December 2016

Basic service

• 4 trains per hourly to Glasgow Central (2 fast, 2 stopping)
• 4 trains per hour to Ayr
• 1 train every two hours to Kilmarnock (some of these continue to Glasgow Central via Dunlop)
• 1 train every two hours to Girvan and Stranraer Harbour

Sundays

• Half hourly to Glasgow and Ayr (no service to Kilmarnock or Stranraer)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Glasgow Prestwick Airport		Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line		Barassie
		Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Kilmarnock or Kilwinning
	Historical railways
Monkton Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Troon Loop Line		Barassie Line closed; station open

Ferry to Larne

The port of Troon is located approximately 0.8 miles or 1 kilometre from the railway station - a walk of around fifteen minutes. There are footpaths throughout. Until 2016, P&O Irish Sea ran a seasonal fast ferry, HSC Express, from the port of Troon to Larne Harbour. This connected with trains run by Northern Ireland Railways to Belfast Central and Belfast Great Victoria Street.

References

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• 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.

External links

• Video footage of Troon Station in 2016