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Stewarton railway station is a railway station in the town of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. == History == The station was opened on 27 March 1871 by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway. The station closed on 7 November 1966, however it reopened on 5 June 1967. In April 2007 a 'Ticket Issuing Machine' was installed in recognition of the relatively high passenger levels. Operations to reinstate a second line between Lochridge Junction near Stewarton and Lugton started in 2008. With the work completed in September 2009, the second platform was reinstated, the pedestrian underpass re-opened and full disabled access provided. An overspill car park opened on 31 January 2012, accessed from platform 2. Stewarton opened for goods traffic on 23 March 1871 and closed on 5 October 1964.〔Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 6.3, Page 18〕 It handled general goods as well as livestock and horseboxes.〔Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). ''G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines''. G&SWR Association. Part 3.1, Page 4〕 The station lay 19.02 miles south of the old terminus, Glasgow Saint Enoch.〔Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). ''G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines''. G&SWR Association. Part 6.3, Page 18〕 The station has been adopted (2015) by the staff and clients of Hansel Village near Symington and they also maintain the displays of planted flowers on the platforms. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stewarton railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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