West Kilbride Railway Station

West Kilbride railway station is a railway station in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

History

The station was opened on 1st May 1878 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway as part of the Largs Branch extension of the former Ardrossan Railway to Largs. The present station building was designed in 1900 by the noted architect James Miller (architect)

Originally a two platform station, the southbound platform was demolished as part of the electrification works in 1985. The former northbound line (to Largs) is electrified and signalled for bi-directional working, being used by passenger trains for both directions, and by northbound freight trains to the Hunterston Terminal. The former southbound track is signalled for southbound working only and is not electrified, being used by southbound trains from Hunterston.

The station building still stands but is no longer used as part of the station itself. Since the ticket office closed the building has been home to shops and cafés, and currently holds a restaurant.

Preceding Station	National Rail			Following Station
Fairlie		Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line		Ardrossan South Beach
	Historical railways