Newton-on-Ayr railway station

Newton-on-Ayr railway station is a railway station serving the Newton on Ayr neighbourhood in the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

Newton-on-Ayr
Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr na h-Aibhne[1]
Looking west, with the old gasometer in the background
Location
PlaceAyr
Local authoritySouth Ayrshire
Coordinates55.4743°N 4.6262°W / 55.4743; -4.6262
Grid referenceNS341232
Operations
Station codeNOA
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Number of platforms2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 74,996
2015/16 79,628
2016/17 88,898
2017/18 91,128
2018/19 88,648
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newton-on-Ayr from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Station buildings still exist on the southbound platform, but they have been closed to passengers for many years. A footbridge is present here and a small shelter is present on the northbound platform

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there are three trains per hour each way. These run to Ayr and Glasgow Central and occasionally Edinburgh or beyond to North Berwick.

During the evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service each way.

Kilmarnock, Girvan and Stranraer services pass through the station but do not call here. [2]

References
  1. Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/20249_ayrshire_inverclyde_and_stranraer.pdf
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Ayr   Abellio ScotRail
Ayrshire Coast Line
   Prestwick Town


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