Troon (old) railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Troon
other_name=


caption =
line = Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
manager = Glasgow and South Western Railway
locale = Troon
borough = Ayrshire
years = 5 August 1839
events = Opened
years1 = 2 May 1892
events1 = Closed
platforms = 2

Troon (old) railway station was a railway station serving the town of Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

History

The station opened on 5 August 1839,Butt, p. 234] and closed to passengers on 2 May 1892 upon the opening of a new Troon station on a new loop line to the west. The original line remained open as a means of bypassing the new Troon station, and also to serve Troon Goods station which was located slightly to the north of the closed passenger station.

Today the goods station is also closed, and the line no longer carries through traffic. A long track from Barassie towards the station site still exists (plus several sidings), however it ends around the site of the goods station. This site was also used when the Ayrshire Coast Line was in the process of electrification as a maintenance depot for the equipment being used at the time. Once electrification was complete in 1986 the site was used as a civil engineers yard serving the nearby Shewalton tip and Hillhouse Quarry. This move resulted in the closure of the Irvine engineers yard.

Services

rail line
previous = Monkton
"Line and station closed
next = Barassie
"Line closed; station open
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

"'Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
col = G&SW colour
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