Girvan: Having arrived at Girvan from Kilmarnock, 156 552 waits to return there with the 1206 departure on 3 June. Note the period ironwork around the subway entrances of what is Scotland's only art deco station.
David Panton 03/06/2010
Girvan
Location type
StationNames and dates
Girvan (New) (1877-1882)Girvan (New) (1883-1886)
Girvan (New) (1890-1893)
Girvan (1893-)
Station code: GIR National Rail ScotRail
Where: South Ayrshire, Scotland
Opened on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway.
Open on the Glasgow to Ayr and Stranraer.
Description
This is a two platform station with a Streamline Moderne (Art Deco) styled building on the up platform. Platforms are linked by a subway.
This station was opened on the line south to Stranraer, ultimately replacing Girvan (Old). At its height, there were carriage sidings at the south end, on either side of the line, and a bay for southbound trains at the south end of the down platform. The signal box remains at the south end of the station's northbound platform.
Goods facilities were at Girvan (Old) station.
The station building is a replacement for the original.
The signal box ('B' listed) was opened in 1893 as Girvan No 3 and was extended in 1907. With the closure of Girvan No 1 [1st], at the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway (Glasgow and South Western Railway) junction, it was renamed Girvan No 2 [2nd] in 1935. Finally, with the closure of Girvan No 1 [2nd] box at Girvan Junction it became simply Girvan in 1973. It was in 1973 that the line north to Ayr was reduced to a single track.
The box controls the long loop which runs from the south end of the station to just north of the former Girvan Junction. There is a permanent way siding at the south end of the station (a shortened carriage siding) and a long headshunt at the north end of the loop which could be extended to the proposed Girvan Grangeston.
Going south from Girvan is a hard climb up the Glendoune Bank to Pinmore.
Tags
Station Streamline Moderne Art DecoExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
Facilities
Bike rackFree parking
Taxi rank
Toilets
Part time staffed
Listing: Station building and signalbox B listed.
| Nearby stations Girvan (Old) Grangeston Halt Killochan Pinmore Turnberry Dailly Maidens Pinwherry Kilkerran Glenside Crosshill [Ayrshire] Knoweside Maybole Maybole [1st] Barrhill | Girvan Viaduct Girvan Junction Girvan Shed Girvan Shipyard Girvan No 1 [1st] Girvan Harbour Grangestone Siding Glendoune Viaduct Girvan Grangeston Depot Works Pinmore Summit Dipple Siding Craighead Lime Works Tourist/other Grangestone Distillery Killochan Castle |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
