Stewarton
Location type
StationName and dates
Stewarton (1871-)Station code: STT National Rail ScotRail
Where: East Ayrshire, Scotland
Opened on the Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.
Open on the G and SW Main Line.
Description
This is a two platform station. The line was redoubled in 2009. The northbound platform was reinstated. There is a car park at this station.
The main station building was on the southbound platform. There was a goods yard at the south end, on the east side of the line accessed from the south. This is now the car park. there were also sidings on the west side, accessed from the north.
A signal box opened with the station. It was replaced in 1891. The box was at the south end of the southbound platform. A siding, behind the northbound platform, was converted into a northbound goods loop by making extending the siding and making a connection at the south end of the layout.
In 1973 the line was singled. The southbound line was lifted and relayed in preparation and the the northbound line lifted completely.
The original station buildings were demolished.
The line has been redoubled and northbound platform reinstated. It is one of two station on a long loop from Stewarton (Lochridge Junction) to Lugton.
This is the second station to be called 'Stewarton', the first was Stewarton [G&SWR], which was renamed Cunninghamhead.
Stewarton Viaduct is to the south.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
11/02/2023
| Nearby stations Dunlop Kilmaurs Crosshouse Lugton High Cunninghamhead Lugton Giffen Barrmill Kilmarnock [1st] Kilmarnock Auchenmade Montgreenan Kilmarnock (St Marnocks) Springside Uplawmoor [2nd] | Stewarton Viaduct Lochridge Junction Gree Viaduct Gree Siding Giffen Quarry Busbiehead Colliery Pit No 3 Waterland Sidings Busbiehead Colliery Pits Nos 2b,3 Lugton Turntable Woodhill Colliery (No 9 Pit) Giffenmill Quarry Crosshouse Junction Tourist/other Corsehill Castle Busbiehead Signal Box Craufurdland Castle |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 27/03/1871 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Opened from the north to Stewarton. Stations opened at Neilston [2nd], Caldwell, Lugton, Dunlop, Stewarton. |
| 26/06/1873 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Opened throughout, by extending from Stewarton to Kilmarnock. Station opened at Kilmaurs. Additionally Kilmarnock Joint Goods and Kilmarnock Joint Shed opened. |
| / /1883 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Authorisation to widen bridges at Lugton and Stewarton. |
| /10/2001 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway A proposed loop between Stewarton and Dunlop is abandoned due to lack of funds. |
| /12/2008 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Work at a cost of £28.5M by Jarvis Rail to re-double Lugton to Dunlop and Stewarton begins. (A 'dynamic loop'.) |
