Howwood railway station

For the similarly named station in Hertfordshire, England, see How Wood railway station.

Howwood
National Rail
Howwood station in 2008.
General information
LocationHowwood, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°48′38″N 4°33′45″W / 55.8106°N 4.5625°W / 55.8106; -4.5625
Grid referenceNS395604
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHOZ
History
Original companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
21 July 1840Opened as Howood
11 August 1840Closed
1 December 1876Reopened and renamed Howwood
7 March 1955Closed
12 March 2001New station opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase 98,920
2020/21Decrease 9,584
2021/22Increase 40,402
2022/23Increase 55,720
2023/24Increase 71,226
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Howwood railway station is a railway station serving the village of Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 13 miles (21 km) south west of Glasgow Central.

History

The original Howwood station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway and was known as Howood.[1] The station had a very short life and closed just over two weeks later on 11 August 1840.[1] A new station called Howwood was opened on 1 December 1876,[1] 200 metres south west of the original, and closed on 7 March 1955.[1]

The current station opened on 12 March 2001,[1] on the same site as the 1876 station. It has a 24-hour station car park with 30 spaces.

Services

2016 service pattern

There is a half-hourly service at the station. Trains run from Ayr-Glasgow Central, calling at all stops between Glasgow and Ayr.[2] This drops to hourly in the evening and on Sundays, when trains run to either Ardrossan Harbour or Largs.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Lochwinnoch   ScotRail
Ayrshire Coast Line
   Milliken Park
  Historical railways  
Lochwinnoch
Line and station open 		  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
   Milliken Park
Line and station open

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Butt, p. 124
  2. ^ Table 221 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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