Place Dunlop Station code DNL 2011/12 98,446 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference NS409494 Managed by Abellio ScotRail 2012/13 0.103 million | |
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Address Dunlop, Kilmarnock KA3 4AS, United Kingdom Original company Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Pte Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Similar Stewarton railway station, Kilmaurs railway station, Kilmarnock railway station, Kennishead railway station, Barrhead railway station | ||
Dunlop railway station in thundersnow ayrshire scotland
Dunlop railway station serves the village of Dunlop in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
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Dunlop railway station east ayrshire
History
The station was opened on 27 March 1871 by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway. The station closed on 7 November 1966 as part of the Beeching cuts, however the closure was only brief as it reopened as an unstaffed halt on 8 June 1967 after vehement local opposition and national press coverage.
Track doubling between Lugton and Lochridge Junction just south of Stewarton, started in 2008, has resulted in a second platform, disabled access and a new car park being built.
Services in 2016
Since 13 December 2009 the station has had a mainly half-hourly service each way to Glasgow and Kilmarnock respectively, with some southbound trains continuing to either Carlisle, Newcastle, Girvan and Stranraer.
In 2012 a ticket machine was installed on Platform 2 and from December 2012, Sunday trains only use Platform 1.