Lochwinnoch railway station

Lochwinnoch railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

For the station on the former Dalry and North Johnstone Line, see Lochwinnoch (loop) railway station.

Lochwinnoch
Scottish Gaelic: Loch Uinneach[1]
Lochwinnoch railway station, looking north-east towards Howwood
Location
Place	Lochwinnoch
Local authority	Renfrewshire
Coordinates	55.7867°N 4.6164°W / 55.7867; -4.6164
Grid reference	NS360579
Operations
Station code	LHW
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.205 million
2015/16	0.203 million
2016/17	0.190 million
2017/18	0.187 million
2018/19	0.177 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
12 August 1840	Opened
1 June 1905	Renamed Lochside
4 July 1955	Closed
27 June 1966	Reopened
13 May 1985	Renamed Lochwinnoch
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lochwinnoch from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was opened on 12 August 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.[2] Upon the opening of the new Lochwinnoch station on the Dalry and North Johnstone Line, the station was renamed Lochside on 1 June 1905.[3] The station closed on 4 July 1955;[3] however, it reopened on 27 June 1966 when the newer station closed.[2][3] Lochside station was renamed back to Lochwinnoch on 13 May 1985 during the electrification of the line[2] by British Rail.

Services

The basic off-peak weekday & Saturday service operates every 30 minutes to Glasgow Central and Ayr. Additional trains to/from Ardrossan Harbour and/or Largs call in the weekday peaks. The evening (to Ardrossan Harbour) & Sunday (to Largs) service is hourly each way.[4]

References

Notes

1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. Butt, p. 148
3. Butt, p. 147
4. Table 221 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Glengarnock		Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line		Howwood
	Historical railways
Beith North Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Howwood Line and station open

External links

• Video and commentary on Lochwinnoch Railway Station