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| General information | |||||
| Location | Ardrossan,North Ayrshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°38′23″N4°49′14″W / 55.6396°N 4.8205°W /55.6396; -4.8205 | ||||
| Grid reference | NS224420 | ||||
| Owned by | Peel Ports | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | ADS | ||||
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| 19 January 1987 | Opened | ||||
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| 2019/20 |  0.124 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 13,128 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  58,594 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 92,422 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.107 million | ||||
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Ardrossan Harbour railway station is one of three remainingrailway stations in the town ofArdrossan,North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed byScotRail but unusually it is not owned byNetwork Rail, but instead owned byPeel Ports.[2] It is on theAyrshire Coast Line, 32.5 miles (52.3 km) south west ofGlasgow Central. The station is an interchange forCaledonian MacBrayne ferry sailings toBrodick on theIsle of Arran.
The station was originally opened on 19 January 1987 to replace the closedArdrossan Winton Pier railway station.[3] Ardrossan Harbour station is slightly further inland (approximately 220 yards/200 metres to the east) than its predecessor[4] and is sited at the end of a 1-mile (1.6 km) long branch line fromArdrossan South Beach.
Opened undersectorisation ofBritish Rail, the station was served byScotRail until theprivatisation of British Rail.
The station is unstaffed and consists of a single platform and shelter, a short walk from the "CalMac" terminal building.
From the opening of the station, services generally only ran to connect with the CalMac sailings to Brodick.
2018:There is an hourly service for most of the day to/from Glasgow Central with a few extras during peak hours, A limited service of 5 departures and 4 arrivals operates on Sundays. There is no late evening service after 2200 with the last services terminating at the nearby Ardrossan Town.
Prior to May 2009, only five trains per day operated to/from the station to connect with the ferry to Brodick; all other trains terminated at the nearby Ardrossan Town.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line | Ardrossan Town | ||
 Ferry services | ||||
| Brodick | Caledonian MacBrayne Arran Ferry | Terminus | ||
| Campbeltown | Caledonian MacBrayne Kintyre ferry (Suspended for the summer 2025 season)[5] | Terminus | ||
| Brodick | ||||
A ferry, operated byCaledonian MacBrayne,[6] sails from Ardrossan Harbour toBrodick. In Summer 2013 a service toCampbeltown was provided on Thursday and Friday evenings, returning on Friday and Saturday mornings, with a return trip on Sundays.[7]
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