Kilmarnock railway station

Kilmarnock

Scottish Gaelic: Cill Mheàrnaig[1]
National Rail
Main entrance to Kilmarnock railway station, showing the former station clock to the right
General information
LocationKilmarnock, East Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°36′45″N 4°29′57″W / 55.6124°N 4.4992°W / 55.6124; -4.4992
Grid referenceNS427382
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeKMK
History
Original companyKilmarnock and Troon Railway & Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
6 July 1812Original station opened by K&TR[2]
4 April 1843Original station closed and second station opened by GPK&AR[2]
20 July 1846Second station closed and current station opened by GPK&AR[2]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.609 million
2019/20Increase 0.618 million
2020/21Decrease 78,842
 Interchange  1,878
2021/22Increase 0.317 million
 Interchange Increase 5,304
2022/23Increase 0.355 million
 Interchange Increase 5,383
Listed Building – Category B
Designated3 July 1980
Reference no.LB35928[3]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kilmarnock railway station (Scottish Gaelic: Stèisean rèile Chille Mheàrnaig) is a railway station in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line. One of the earliest railway stations in Scotland, the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway opened on 6 July 1812,[2] until it was replaced by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway on 4 April 1843.[2]

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b c d e Butt (1995), page 133
  3. ^ "KILMARNOCK RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 26 February 2019.