Dalry railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
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 Dalry Station in October 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Dalry, North Ayrshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°42′22″N 4°42′40″W / 55.7060°N 4.7112°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS297491 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | DLY | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 21 July 1840 | Opened | ||||
| c. 1905 | Station expanded to four platforms | ||||
| 1980s | Station remodelled back to two platforms | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.211 million | ||||
| 2019/20 | 0.208 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 19,872 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.102 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.139 million | ||||
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History
editThe station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.[2] The station originally had two side platforms until the Dalry and North Johnstone Line was opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway in 1905, when the station was remodeled with four platforms over two islands.[3] Each new platform was 765 feet (233 m) long to accommodate the increased traffic, and were accessed via gangways from a covered walkway crossing the lines from the station building.[3] The station also acted as the junction interchange between the line to Ayr and the original G&SWR main line to Kilmarnock, Dumfries and Carlisle from 1860 onwards, though the two routes actually separated a short distance to the west.
With the closure of both the Kilmarnock & North Johnstone lines to passenger traffic in 1966[4] and to all other traffic in 1973 (Kilmarnock line) & 1977 (North Johnstone Loop),[5] having four lines through the station became superfluous, so the station platforms were remodelled during the line's electrification in the 1980s back to two side platforms.[6] The Ayrshire Coast Line was electrified by British Rail.
Services
editA typical service between Monday and Saturday is:[7]
- Half-hourly service to Ayr
- Hourly service to Ardrossan Harbour
- Four trains per-hour to Glasgow Central
There are also occasional services to Largs. On Sundays, the Largs branch trains call hourly in each direction.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Butt, p. 76
- ^ a b Guthrie
- ^ Hurst, p. 44
- ^ Hurst, p. 70
- ^ Smith, p. 18
- ^ Table 221 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
edit- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- 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.
- Guthrie, Arthur. Dalry & District (2nd ed.). Ardrossan: Arthur Guthrie & Sons.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- Smith, W.A.C. (2001). Ayrshire's Last Days of Steam. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3151-8. OCLC 47232834.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Kilwinning | ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Glengarnock | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Connection with GPK&AR at Brownhill Junction |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Dalry and North Johnstone Line |
Kilbirnie Line and station closed | ||
| Dalry Junction Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Glengarnock Line and station open | ||
