Troon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

History

The station was opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on 2 May 1892, replacing the earlier station of the same name to the east which closed on the same day. The station was part of a short loop line that left the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway just south of Barassie and rejoined the line to the north of Monkton. Troon station consists of two side platforms with buildings designed by the architect James Miller. The station was refurbished in spring 2004 ready for the 2004 Open Championship at the nearby Royal Troon Golf Club. During the week-long event, including practice days, Troon Station saw an estimated 100,000 extra passengers.

2021 fire

On 17 July 2021, when the station was unstaffed, a fire severely damaged the station building at platform 1, including the ticket office, a hairdresser and a café. Damage to the overhead wires led to suspension of service between Kilwinning and Ayr until 23 July 2021 and suspension of service at Troon until the structures could be rendered safe. The station reopened in late July 2021.

Services

December 2022

Monday - Saturday: Sundays: Passengers can change at Ayr for services to Stranraer, or at Glasgow for services to Kilmarnock.

Ferry

The port of Troon is located approximately 0.8 miles from the railway station, a walk of around fifteen minutes. There are footpaths throughout. Since March 2024, Caledonian MacBrayne operate a ferry service to Brodick on the Isle of Arran twice a day (three times daily on weekends), using the chartered catamaran MV Alfred. Until 2016, P&O Irish Sea ran a seasonal fast ferry, HSC Express, from the port of Troon to Larne Harbour. This connected with trains run by Northern Ireland Railways to Belfast Central and Belfast Great Victoria Street.

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