Dunlop railway station

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Dunlop National Rail
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The station and road overbridge, looking north, in 2008
Location
Place Dunlop
Local authority East Ayrshire
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grid reference NS409494
Operations
Station code DNL
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03  58,151
2004/05 Increase 59,457
2005/06 Decrease 59,153
2006/07 Decrease 56,422
2007/08 Increase 60,854
2008/09 Increase 74,722
2009/10 Increase 78,306
2010/11 Increase 95,784
2011/12 Increase 98,446
2012/13 Increase102,832
2013/14 Decrease 97,808
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
Original company Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
27 March 1871 Opened
7 November 1966 Closed
8 June 1967 Re-opened
1975 Line singled and one platform taken out of service
2009 Track re-doubled and second platform reinstated
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dunlop from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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.

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.[1]

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.[2]

Services in 2010

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, Ayr or Girvan and Stranraer.

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 railway station 2008.JPG

    Dunlop station with the Hapland Mill housing scheme and preparatory works for the track and platform doubling in 2008

  • Dunlop station platform 2.JPG

    The new platform nearing completion in June 2009

  • Dunlop Station, Ayrshire.JPG

    The fully reconstructed station in 2010

  • Dunlop station railway line.JPG

    Looking towards Lugton from the overbridge. Preparatory work for the track doubling is in evidence.

  • Dunlop Station looking north.JPG

    Looking towards Lugton in 2010

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Dunlop Ancient & Modern. An Exhibition. March 1998. Editor. Dugald Campbell. P. 6.
  2. ↑ Railscot Gallery - Dunlop www.railbrit.co.uk; Retrieved 2009-04-03
Sources
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Stewarton   Abellio ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
  Barrhead
Historical railways
Stewarton   Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
  Lugton
Line open; station closed
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