Troon railway station

Troon

Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationTroon, South Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°32′33″N 4°39′20″W / 55.5426°N 4.6555°W / 55.5426; -4.6555
Grid referenceNS325308
ManagerScotRail
Transit authority
SPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTRN[2]
Key dates
2 May 1892Opened
Passengers
2020/21Decrease 79,970
 Interchange  1,007
2021/22Increase 0.272 million
 Interchange Increase 3,245
2022/23Increase 0.337 million
 Interchange Increase 3,904
2023/24Increase 0.371 million
 Interchange Increase 5,533
2024/25Increase 0.498 million
 Interchange Increase 7,100
Listed Building – Category B
Designated31 May 1984
Reference no.LB42157[3]
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Troon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail, who operate all services, and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, between Prestwick International Airport to the south, Barassie to the north, and Kilmarnock to the north east. It is measured 1 mile 16 chains (1.9 km) from Barassie Junction, where the line to Kilmarnock diverges.[4]

History

The station seen in 2002

The first station opened on 5 August 1839,[5] and closed to passengers on 2 May 1892[6] upon the opening of a new station on a new loop line to the west.[5] The original line remained open as a means of bypassing the new Tstation, and also to serve Troon Goods station which was located slightly to the north of the closed passenger station.

The new station was opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on the same day of the closure of the first station.[7] The station was part of a short loop line that left the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway just south of Barassie and rejoined the line to the north of Monkton.

Troon station consists of two side platforms with buildings designed by the architect James Miller.[8][9]

The station building in August 2021, one month after the fire

2021 fire

On 17 July 2021, when the station was unstaffed, a fire severely damaged the station building at platform 1, including the ticket office, a hairdresser and a café.[10][11] Damage to the overhead wires led to suspension of service between Kilwinning and Ayr until 23 July 2021 and suspension of service at Troon until the structures could be rendered safe.[12] The station reopened in late July 2021.[13]

The station was repaired and refurbished by Network Rail between October 2023 and July 2024.[14]

Facilities

The station has a car park and cycle storage, pay phones, waiting rooms, toilets, ticket machines and a ticket office, and departure screens.[15]

Passenger volume

Passenger volume at Troon[16]
2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Entries and exits 509,318 539,180 561,803 569,318 617,904 613,848 644,720 644,836 655,828 653,312 683,102 671,310 756,400 659,962 616,184 610,086 79,790 271,606 337,142 370,634 498,042
Interchanges 3,193 3,491 3,876 4,381 5,017 4,777 4,987 7,545 5,447 5,660 6,174 9,917 8,602 8,356 7,957 7,564 1,007 3,245 3,904 5,533 7,100

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

On weekdays, there is a half-hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to Ayr. On the Glasgow South Western Line, there are also nine trains per day northbound to Kilmarnock, one of which continues to Glasgow Central. Southbound, there are eight trains per day to Girvan, two of which continue to Stranraer. Passengers need to change trains at Ayr for other southbound services beyond Ayr station.[17]

On Sundays, there is a half-hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to Ayr.[17]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Prestwick International Airport   ScotRail
Ayrshire Coast Line
   Barassie
  ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
   Kilmarnock
  Historical railways  
Monkton
Line open; station closed		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Troon Loop Line
   Barassie
Line closed; station open

Ferry

The port of Troon is located approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from the railway station, a walk of around fifteen minutes. There are footpaths throughout. Since March 2024, Caledonian MacBrayne operate a ferry service to Brodick on the Isle of Arran multiple times a day, initially using the chartered catamaran MV Alfred before the introduction of their new vessel MV Glen Sannox. Bus transfers operate from the station to the ferry terminal at ferry times.[18]

Preceding station   Ferry   Following station
Terminus   Caledonian MacBrayne
Arran Ferry		   Brodick

References

  1. ↑ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ↑ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "TROON RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (2021). Railway Track Diagrams; 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (7th ed.). Frome: TRACKmaps. p. 3. ISBN 978 1999627140.
  5. 1 2 Butt, p. 234
  6. ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 428. OCLC 931112387.
  7. ↑ Butt, p. 234
  8. ↑ Hume, p. 55
  9. ↑ "Troon station fire: Call for safety probe over unstaffed stations". BBC News. 22 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Troon station fire: Call for safety probe over unstaffed stations". BBC News. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Paterson, Colin (17 July 2021). "Troon railway station blaze sparks emergency response and service cancellations". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Troon station: Line to reopen following devastating fire". BBC News. 21 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Troon railway station to reopen to passengers after fire". BBC News. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Network Rail completes £5m Troon station rebuild". Network Rail Media Centre. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Troon Station". ScotRail. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  17. 1 2 "ScotRail Ayrshire Inverclyde and Stranraer Timetable May 2026". ScotRail. ScotRail. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Main Arran ferry MV Caledonian Isles out of action until June". 22 February 2024.

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