Ardrossan Town railway station
Ardrossan Town 
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| Scottish Gaelic: Baile Àird Rosain | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Ardrossan |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°38′25″N 4°48′44″W / 55.6402°N 4.8122°WCoordinates: 55°38′25″N 4°48′44″W / 55.6402°N 4.8122°W |
| Grid reference | NS230420 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ADN |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 20,588 |
| 2012/13 |
21,048 |
| 2013/14 |
21,208 |
| 2014/15 |
21,902 |
| 2015/16 |
 20,068 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Ardrossan Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1831 | Opened as Ardrossan |
| 2 March 1953 | Renamed Ardrossan Town |
| 1 January 1968 | Closed |
| 19 January 1987 | Reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ardrossan Town from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Ardrossan Town railway station is one of three remaining in the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is one of the oldest operational railway stations in Ayrshire, although services and facilities are severely cut back from the station's peak in the early 20th century. The station is currently managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
The station was opened in 1831 by the Ardrossan Railway and was simply known as Ardrossan. The original station had two side platforms and although it was a terminus at first it became an intermediate station upon the opening of Ardrossan Pier railway station in 1840. The station was rebuilt some time around 1890,
It became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway, passing to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 and was renamed Ardrossan Town by British Rail on 2 March 1953.
The rebuilt station consisted of two through lines with the addition of a bay platform at the north end. A goods shed and yard were located to the west of the platforms. The main offices were located on the Up platform, consisting of a one and two storey ashlar building. The station was closed on 1 January 1968 and lay derelict for a number of years, though the double tracks into the bay platform remained and were used for stabling empty DMUs from time to time.
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