Kilwinning railway station

Kilwinning

Scottish Gaelic: Cill D'Fhinnein[1]
National Rail
Overview of Kilwinning railway station. The Ayr platforms are on the right but the Largs/Ardrossan platforms are to the left.
General information
LocationKilwinning, North Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°39′22″N 4°42′35″W / 55.6561°N 4.7096°W / 55.6561; -4.7096
Grid referenceNS295436
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeKWN
History
Original companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
23 March 1840[2]Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 1.008 million
2019/20Decrease 0.938 million
2020/21Decrease 0.111 million
 Interchange  11,247
2021/22Increase 0.456 million
 Interchange Increase 62,043
2022/23Increase 0.591 million
 Interchange Decrease 60,903
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kilwinning railway station is a railway station serving the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line 26 miles (42 km) south of Glasgow Central, as well as the Glasgow South Western Line 69 miles (111 km) north of Stranraer. British Transport Police maintain an office here.

The station has the most frequent service in Ayrshire, being served by all trains on both the Ayr main line and the branches to Ardrossan Harbour and Largs, with the sole exception of 1K49 17:47 Glasgow Central to Ayr which runs non-stop from Paisley to Irvine.[3]

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Butt133 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ GB National Rail Timetable May–December 2017, Table 221