Saltcoats railway station

Saltcoats railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Saltcoats
code = SLT



manager = First ScotRail
locale = Saltcoats
borough = North Ayrshire
latitude = 55.6338
longitude = -4.7843
gridref = NS248413
usage0203 = 0.304
usage0405 = 0.312
usage0506 = 0.334
usage0607 = 0.350
pte = SPT
platforms = 2
years = 27 July 1840
events = Opened as "'Saltcoats
years1 = 1 July 1858
events1 = Relocated due west
years2 = 1882
events2 = Relocated between two previous sites
years3 = 30 June 1952
events3 = Renamed "'Saltcoats Central
years4 = 4 February 1965
events4 = Renamed "'Saltcoats
:"For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway see Saltcoats North railway station.

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

History

The station originally opened on 27 July 1840 by the Ardrossan Railway.Butt, p. 205] The station was relocated a short distance west of the original location on 1 July 1858, and relocated again to its present location (between the first two sites) in 1882. The station was known as Saltcoats Central from 30 June 1952 to 4 February 1965, when it was renamed back to its original name.

Station description

Saltcoats station has two large station buildings, one of which is still in use as a ticket office. The second building on the westbound platform was once used as the station offices and station master's house, [McSherry, p. 6] however is now unused.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there are half-hourly services eastbound to Glasgow Central and hourly westbound to Largs and Ardrossan Town respectively.

On Sundays there is an hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Largs.

rail line
previous = Ardrossan South Beach
next = Stevenston
route = First ScotRail

"'Ayrshire Coast Line
col = FF80C0
rail line
previous = Ardrossan South Beach
"Line and station open
next = Stevenston
"Line and station open
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

"'Ardrossan Railway
col = 66ba5a

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