Lochwinnoch | |
Native Name: | gd|Loch Uinneach |
Symbol Location: | gb |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.7867°N -4.6164°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Manager: | ScotRail |
Platforms: | 2 |
Code: | LHW |
Transit Authority: | SPT |
Original: | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Pregroup: | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Postgroup: | LMS |
Years: | 12 August 1840 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 1 June 1905 |
Events1: | Renamed Lochside |
Years2: | 4 July 1955 |
Events2: | Closed |
Years3: | 27 June 1966 |
Events3: | Reopened |
Years4: | 13 May 1985 |
Events4: | Renamed Lochwinnoch |
Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Lochwinnoch railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
The station was opened on 12 August 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.[1] Upon the opening of the new Lochwinnoch station on the Dalry and North Johnstone Line, the station was renamed Lochside on 1 June 1905.[2] The station closed on 4 July 1955;[2] however, it reopened on 27 June 1966 when the newer station closed.[1] [2] Lochside station was renamed back to Lochwinnoch on 13 May 1985 during the electrification of the line[1] by British Rail.
The basic off-peak weekday & Saturday service operates every 30 minutes to and . Additional trains to/from and/or call in the weekday peaks. The evening (to Ardrossan Harbour) & Sunday (to Largs) service is hourly each way.