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Kilmarnock
Location
Place	Kilmarnock
Local authority	East Ayrshire
Operations
Station code	KMK
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	0.462 million
History
20 July 1846	Opened[1]
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Kilmarnock railway station is a railway station in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line.

Contents 1 History 2 Current operations and Station Description 3 Signalling 4 References 5 External links

The station was opened on 20 July 1846 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. This was the third Kilmarnock railway station to be built: the first and second stations were solely termini for the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway.

The station is built well above street level and is accessed via either a subway and stairs or a more circuitous but step-free route along a narrow access road.

The station has a total of 4 platforms; two north-facing bays for both terminating Glasgow services and trains on the Glasgow to Stranraer via Kilmarnock route, on which trains reverse out of the station towards the junction with the Troon line. Two through platforms serve Glasgow to Carlisle trains, as well as Stranraer to Newcastle services. The bay platforms (1 and 2) as well as platform 3 are covered by a glazed roof and directly accessible from the ticket office. Platform 4 is used infrequently, accessed via a subway and stairs, and afforded only a bus stop style shelter.

The train service to Glasgow is limited by the fact that the line is single track northwards as far as Barrhead with only a static passing loop at Lugton. This limits the route's potential as a commuter service, and a dynamic passing loop is being considered to help rectify this.^[2]

The present Kilmarnock signal box is located north of the station, in the vee of the junction. Opened on 12 April 1976, it is a plain brick building containing an NX (entrance-exit) panel on the upper storey. It replaced four mechanical signal boxes in a scheme that saw the track layout greatly simplified. Originally, the box worked Track Circuit Block to Hurlford signal box and Scottish Region Tokenless Block over the single lines to Barassie Junction and Lugton signal boxes. Kilmarnock signal box was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack on 25 December 2006.

1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford
2. ^ RAILSCOT on Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway (retrieved 19 December 2006)

• Train times and station information for Kilmarnock railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Kilmarnock railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Troon		First ScotRail  Glasgow South Western Line		Kilmaurs
Auchinleck		First ScotRail  Glasgow South Western Line
Historical Railways
Terminus		Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways  Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway		Kilmaurs
Hurlford Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Crosshouse Line and station closed
Gatehead Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Kilmarnock and Troon Railway		Terminus