Date: 09/11/2020

Work to convert an unused space at Saltcoats railway station into a ^training station^ for the local karate club has begun, thanks to a series of community grants.

The near £500,000 project has received funding, including £83,300 from ScotRail^s Station Community Regeneration Funding (SCRF), £131,711 from the Railway Heritage Trust, £50,000 from North Ayrshire Councils Community Investment Fund, and £76,000 from Sport Scotland.

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The substantial building on the Glasgow bound platform of the 1882 Saltcoats station in May 2007.
Location: Saltcoats
Company: Ardrossan Railway
17/05/2007 John Furnevel

Former station offices and station masters house at Saltcoats facing onto Vernon Street in May 2007 with the current station entrance just beyond.
Location: Saltcoats
Company: Ardrossan Railway
17/05/2007 John Furnevel

A Glasgow service arrives at the one-time Saltcoats Central station on 17 October 2018. The station retains original buildings on both sides, though the Down building (out of shot) is not in rail use. It is a nice wee cafe, as it seems mandatory to say in these circumstances.
Location: Saltcoats
Company: Ardrossan Railway
17/10/2018 David Panton

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