Howwood (Renfrewshire) railway station

Howwood National Rail
Location
Place Howwood
Local authority Renfrewshire
Coordinates 55°48′38″N 4°33′45″W / 55.8106°N 4.5625°W / 55.8106; -4.5625Coordinates: 55°48′38″N 4°33′45″W / 55.8106°N 4.5625°W / 55.8106; -4.5625
Grid reference NS395604
Operations
Station code HOZ
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03  23,859
2004/05 Increase 35,711
2005/06 Increase 42,669
2006/07 Increase 50,253
2007/08 Decrease 48,277
2008/09 Decrease 42,976
2009/10 Decrease 41,452
2010/11 Decrease 41,442
2011/12 Increase 47,932
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
Original company Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
21 July 1840 Opened as Howood
11 August 1840 Closed
1 December 1876 Reopened and renamed Howwood
7 March 1955 Closed
12 March 2001 New station opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Howwood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Howwood railway station is a railway station serving the village of Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio 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[1] and was known as Howood.[2] The station had a very short life and closed just over two weeks later on 11 August 1840.[2] A new station called Howwood was opened on 1 December 1876,[2] 200 metres south west of the original, and closed on 7 March 1955.[2]

The current station opened on 12 March 2001,[2] on the same site as the 1876 station. It has a 24-hour station car park with 30 spaces.

Services

2008 service pattern

There is an hourly service daily eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Ardrossan Town (Largs on Sundays).

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.[3] This drops to hourly in the evening and on Sundays, when trains run to either Ardrossan Harbour or Largs.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Lochwinnoch   Abellio 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

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