Troon railway station
Railway station in South Ayrshire, Scotland
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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]
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Troon, South Ayrshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.5426°N 4.6555°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS325308 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TRN[2] | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 May 1892 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  79,970 | ||||
| Interchange | 1,007 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.272 million | ||||
| Interchange | 3,245 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.337 million | ||||
| Interchange | 3,904 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.371 million | ||||
| Interchange | 5,533 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.498 million | ||||
| Interchange | 7,100 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
| Designated | 31 May 1984 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB42157[3] | ||||
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History
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 was refurbished in spring 2004 ready for the 2004 Open Championship at the nearby Royal Troon Golf Club. During the week-long event, including practice days, Troon Station saw an estimated 100,000 extra passengers.[citation needed]
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.[10][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
| 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 | |
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| 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 (as of May 2026)
The current service pattern at Troon is as follows:[17]
Monday to Saturday
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.
Sunday
There is a half-hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to Ayr.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Terminus | Caledonian MacBrayne Arran Ferry |
Brodick |
