Dalry railway station
Dalry  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Dail Fhraoich | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Dalry |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°42′22″N 4°42′40″W / 55.7060°N 4.7112°WCoordinates: 55°42′22″N 4°42′40″W / 55.7060°N 4.7112°W |
| Grid reference | NS297491 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DLY |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.168 million |
| 2011/12 |
 0.167 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.176 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.187 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.197 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 21 July 1840 | Opened |
| c. 1905 | Station expanded to four platforms |
| 1980s | Station remodelled back to two platforms |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dalry from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Dalry railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
History
The station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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[3] and to all other traffic in 1973 (Kilmarnock line) & 1977 (North Johnstone Loop),[4] 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.[5] The Ayrshire Coast Line was electrified by British Rail.
Services
A typical service between Monday and Saturday is:[6]
- 2tph to Ayr
- 1tph to Ardrossan Harbour
- 3tph to Glasgow Central
There are also occasional services to North Berwick, Edinburgh and Largs. On Sundays, the Largs branch trains call hourly in each direction.
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- 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 |
Following station | ||
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| Kilwinning | Abellio 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 | ||
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