Ardrossan South Beach railway station

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Ardrossan South Beach
Location
Place	Ardrossan
Local authority	North Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°38′27″N 4°48′01″W / 55.6407, -4.8002Coordinates: 55°38′27″N 4°48′01″W / 55.6407, -4.8002
Grid reference	NS238421
Operations
Station code	ASB
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	180,767
2005/06 *	186,954
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
1 January 1883	Opened
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ardrossan South Beach from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Ardrossan South Beach railway station is one of three railway stations in the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 References 3.1 Notes 3.2 Sources

[edit] History

The station was opened on 1 January 1883 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway,^[1] during the extension of the former Ardrossan Railway to Largs. Originally a two side platform station, the eastbound platform was demolished in 1987, with passenger trains for both directions now using the westbound platform. The eastbound track remains and is used for freight (mainly to and from Hunterston Terminal). A ticket office is still present at this station, and is manned for most services.

There were locomotive sheds just slightly to the west of the station, built in 1881.^[2] This was a fairly large complex including offices, stores and workshops and employed over 300 people at its peak. The succession of diesel engines over steam lead to the sheds' demise, and they were demolished in 1975.^[2] A single siding is in place at the site.

[edit] Services

Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and an hourly service westbound to both Ardrossan Town and Largs. Also with occasional services to Ardrossan Harbour for ferry connections to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.

Sundays there is usually an hourly service towards Glasgow Central and Largs with extra services to Ardrossan Harbour connecting with the ferry.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
West Kilbride		First ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line		Saltcoats
Ardrossan Town		First ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line
Historical Railways
West Kilbride Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch		Connection with Ardrossan Railway
Ardrossan Town Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Ardrossan Railway		Saltcoats Line and station open

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Butt, p. 18
2. ^ ^{a b} McSherry, p. 10

[edit] Sources

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

• McSherry, R. & M. (1996). Old Ardrossan. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8720-7477-4. OCLC 35557839.