Stevenston railway station is a railway station

Train station

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 serving the town of Stevenston

Stevenston

Stevenston is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is one of the 'Three Towns' along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats.-History:The town is named after Stephan Loccard or Lockhart, whose father obtained a grant of land from Richard de Morville, Lord Cunninghame and Constable of Scotland, around 1170....

, North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland with a population of roughly 136,000 people. It is located in the south-west region of Scotland, and borders the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north-east and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the East and South...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. The station is managed by First ScotRail

First ScotRail

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 and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line

Ayrshire Coast Line

The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network in Scotland. It has 26 stations and connects the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow...

, 29 miles (46.7 km) south west of Glasgow Central.

History

The station was opened on 27 July 1840 by the Ardrossan Railway

Ardrossan Railway

The Ardrossan Railway was a railway company in Scotland built in the mid 19th century that primarily ran services between Kilwinning and Ardrossan, as well as freight services to and from collieries between Kilwinning and Perceton...

. The station once included several buildings, a passenger footbridge and a level crossing.

Today the level crossing is still in operation, the footbridge has been removed and basic shelters now serve the platforms.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and hourly westbound to Largs

Largs railway station

Largs railway station is a railway station in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, south west of .- History :...

 and Ardrossan Town

Ardrossan Town railway station

Ardrossan Town railway station is one of three remaining railway stations in the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is one of the oldest operational railway stations in Ayrshire, although services and facilities are severely cut back from the station's peak in the early 20th century...

 respectively.

Sundays there is an hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Largs.