Dunlop railway station serves the village of Dunlop in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
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![]() The station and road overbridge, looking north, in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Dunlop, East Ayrshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.7119°N 4.5324°W / 55.7119; -4.5324 |
Grid reference | NS409494 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | DNL |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways |
Key dates | |
27 March 1871 | Opened |
7 November 1966 | Closed |
8 June 1967 | Re-opened |
1975 | Line singled and one platform taken out of service |
2009 | Track re-doubled and second platform reinstated |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The station was opened on 27 March 1871 by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway. The station closed on 7 November 1966 as part of the Beeching cuts, however the closure was only brief as it reopened as an unstaffed halt on 8 June 1967 after vehement local opposition and national press coverage.[2]
Track doubling between Lugton and Lochridge Junction just south of Stewarton, started in 2008, has resulted in a second platform, disabled access and a new car park being built.[3]
Since 13 December 2009 the station has had a mainly half-hourly service each way to Glasgow and Kilmarnock respectively, with some southbound trains continuing to either Carlisle, Newcastle, Girvan and Stranraer.[4]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Monday to Saturday services consist of a 30-minute service to Glasgow (1 calls Barrhead then express, the other is all stations) and to Kilmarnock(with limited extensions beyond to Carlisle and Stranraer There is no service after 20:30 There is no Sunday service due to action by the RMT union
In 2012 a ticket machine was installed on Platform 2 and from December 2012, Sunday trains only use Platform 1.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Stewarton | ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Barrhead | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Stewarton | Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Lugton Line open; station closed |