Place Howwood Station code HOZ 2011/12 47,928 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference NS395604 Managed by Abellio ScotRail 2012/13 51,326 | |
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Address Howwood, Johnstone PA9 1BA, United Kingdom Original company Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Pte Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Similar Lochwinnoch railway station, Milliken Park railway st, Johnstone railway station, Glengarnock railway station, Castle Semple | ||
Howwood renfrewshire railway station
Howwood railway station is a railway station serving the village of Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 13 miles (21 km) south west of Glasgow Central.
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History
The original Howwood station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway and was known as Howood. The station had a very short life and closed just over two weeks later on 11 August 1840. A new station called Howwood was opened on 1 December 1876, 200 metres south west of the original, and closed on 7 March 1955.
The current station opened on 12 March 2001, on the same site as the 1876 station. It has a 24-hour station car park with 30 spaces.
2008 service pattern
There is an hourly service daily eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Ardrossan Town (Largs on Sundays).
2016 service pattern
There is a half-hourly service at the station. Trains run from Ayr-Glasgow Central, calling at all stops between Glasgow and Ayr. This drops to hourly in the evening and on Sundays, when trains run to either Ardrossan Harbour or Largs.