Railway station in East Ayrshire, Scotland
Dunlop railway station serves the village of Dunlop in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
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.[2]
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.[3]
Services in 2019
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, Girvan and Stranraer.[4]
2024
Monday to Saturday services consist of a 30-minute service to Glasgow (1 calls Barrhead then express, the other is all stations) and to Kilmarnock(with limited extensions beyond to Carlisle and Stranraer
There is no service after 20:30
There is no Sunday service due to action by the RMT union
In 2012 a ticket machine was installed on Platform 2 and from December 2012, Sunday trains only use Platform 1.
- Views of Dunlop station
Dunlop station with the Hapland Mill housing scheme and preparatory works for the track and platform doubling in 2008
The new platform nearing completion in June 2009
The fully reconstructed station in 2010
Looking towards Lugton from the overbridge. Preparatory work for the track doubling is in evidence.
Looking towards Lugton in 2010
References
- Notes
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ Dunlop Ancient & Modern. An Exhibition. March 1998. Editor. Dugald Campbell. P. 6.
- ^ Railscot Gallery - Dunlop www.railbrit.co.uk; Retrieved 2009-04-03
- ^ Table 222 National Rail timetable, December 2019
- Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
External links
- Video footage of Dunlop railway station.
- Dunlop Village and District in 1913.
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