Ardrossan Town Railway Station
Ardrossan Town railway station is one of three remaining in the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is one of the oldest operational railway stations in Ayrshire, although services and facilities are severely cut back from the station's peak in the early 20th century. The station is currently managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. History The station was opened in 1831 by the Ardrossan Railway and was simply known as Ardrossan.Butt, page 18 The original station had two side platforms and although it was a Train station#Terminal Stations, terminus at first it became an intermediate station upon the opening of Ardrossan Winton Pier railway station, Ardrossan Pier railway station in 1840. The station was rebuilt some time around 1890,Hume, p. 43 It became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway, passing to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Railways Act 1921, Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Scottish Region of Br ...
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Ardrossan
Ardrossan (; ) is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns'. Ardrossan is located on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde. History Ardrossan's roots can be traced to the construction of its castle 'Cannon Hill', thought to be in around 1140, by Simon de Morville. The castle and estate passed to the Barclay family (also known as Craig) and through successive heirs until the 14th century when it passed to the Eglinton family on the death of Godfrey Barclay de Ardrossan, who died without an heir. Sir Fergus Barclay, Baron of Ardrossan, was said to be in league with the Devil and in one of his dealings, set the task for the Devil to make ropes from sand; on failing to do so, the Devil kicked the castle with his hoof in frustration and left a petrosomatoglyph hoofprint.Ardrossan & Neighbourhood. Guide. 1920s. pp. 29–30. The castle sto ...
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