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Lochwinnoch Lochwinnoch (; sco, Lochineuch, gd, Loch Uinneach) is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is c ...

Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...

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Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR) was a railway in Scotland that provided train services between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr. It opened its first line, between Glasgow and Ayr, in stages from 1839 to 1840. The section b ...

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Glasgow and South Western Railway The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) was a railway company in Scotland. It served a triangular area of south-west Scotland between Glasgow, Stranraer and Carlisle. It was formed on 28 October 1850 by the merger of two earlier railway ...

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, years = 12 August 1840 , events = Opened , years1 = 1 June 1905 , events1 = Renamed Lochside , years2 = 4 July 1955 , events2 = Closed , years3 = 27 June 1966 , events3 = Reopened , years4 = 13 May 1985 , events4 = Renamed Lochwinnoch , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the

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Lochwinnoch railway station is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

serving the village of

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and is on the

Ayrshire Coast Line The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network in Scotland. It has 26 stations and connects the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow. There are three branches, to , and , all running into the high level at . ...

History

The station was opened on 12 August 1840 by the

.Butt, p. 148 Upon the opening of the new Lochwinnoch station on the

Dalry and North Johnstone Line The Dalry and North Johnstone Line (also known as the Lochwinnoch Loop Line or Kilbarchan Loop Line) was a branch of the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, Scotland, connecting the stations in Elderslie and ...

, the station was renamed Lochside on 1 June 1905.Butt, p. 147 The station closed on 4 July 1955; however, it reopened on 27 June 1966 when the newer station closed. Lochside station was renamed back to Lochwinnoch on 13 May 1985 during the

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of the line by

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Services

The basic off-peak weekday & Saturday service operates every 30 minutes to and . Additional trains to/from and/or call in the weekday peaks. The evening (to Ardrossan Harbour) & Sunday (to Largs) service is hourly each way.

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{{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail Railway stations in Renfrewshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1966 Reopened railway stations in Great Britain SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations