Significant progress made on build of new Troon Railway Station building

Network Rail

SIGNIFICANT progress has been made in recent weeks on the build of the new Troon Railway Station building, Network Rail has said.

The rail organisation recently welcomed Siobhian Brown, MSP for Ayr, to the station this week, with the visit coinciding with the building becoming wind and water-tight.

Significant progress has been made in recent weeks on the project, which is being led by AmcoGiffen, with the installation of trusses, as well as slate and lead work on the roofs. External concrete blockwork has also been positioned to create the walls of the building.

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The rebuild comes after the station’s platform one building and canopy were destroyed in a fire in 2021. As part of the rebuild, a new ticket office with a ‘spacious’ waiting area is being created, as well as a changing places facility for people with disabilities and their carers to use.

Siobhian Brown said, “I am delighted to see the progress that has been made on the rebuild since I first visited the site back in October last year to break ground on the project.

“The community is really looking forward to the return of their station and seeing a building in place is a visible sign of this becoming a reality.

“Hearing about and seeing the plans for the internal fit-out give me reassurance that what is being created here offers significantly improved facilities for the many visitors to the town and delivers on the community’s aspirations for the rebuilt station.”

Helen Agnew, Network Rail’s project manager, added, “It was great to welcome Ms. Brown back to site and give her the first chance to see inside the newly wind and water-tight building.

“Being so close to the platform and overlooked by the station bridge means that the project always has an interested audience and the reaction of the community has been overwhelmingly positive as the new building has taken shape.

“The building looks substantial from the outside and feels big inside. While it mirrors the building on platform two from the outside, we have the chance to create an internal layout which will work better for the station operationally while also better serving the needs of people travelling on our railway.”