Howwood railway station

For the similarly named station in Hertfordshire, England, see How Wood railway station.

Howwood railway station is a railway station serving the village of Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 13 miles (21 km) south west of Glasgow Central.

Howwood
Howwood station in 2023
General information
Location	Howwood, Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.8106°N 4.5625°W / 55.8106; -4.5625
Grid reference	NS395604
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HOZ
History
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
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
Passengers
2019/20	98,920
2020/21	9,584
2021/22	40,402
2022/23	55,720
2023/24	71,226
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The original Howwood station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway and was known as Howood.^[1] The station had a very short life and closed just over two weeks later on 11 August 1840.^[1] A new station called Howwood was opened on 1 December 1876,^[1] 200 metres (220 yd) southwest of the original, and closed on 7 March 1955.^[1]

The current station opened on 12 March 2001,^[1] on the same site as the 1876 station. It has a 24-hour station car park with 30 spaces.

Services

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.^[2] 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		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