Troon train station's new look is a step closer to reality

Network Rail's revealed what the new Troon train station could look like, after one side of the historic building was destroyed by fire last summer.

After working with the local community, it's taking forward the front-running option for the next stage of design work.

Since then, more than 150 people have been given the opportunity to attend events to view and ask questions about the plans.

Following the fire which destroyed the station building, Network Rail developed 3 concept design options for its reinstatement.

These options were presented to the community in August for consideration before being posted online for comment and feedback.

Community involvement

As well as the engagement event and feedback via the web site, the project team also met with the town’s community council to gauge the opinion of the local people in relation to the proposals.

Jo Noble, Network Rail’s sponsor for the redevelopment of Troon station said; “We are delighted that local people took a great interest in the plans for the station building and that their preference for a particular option emerged.

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“From the engagement activities held in Troon, public feeling indicates a strong preference to retain the historic character of their station while reflecting modern standards and offering facilities and amenities of benefit to the community.

“Option 2 best suited the criteria and consequently, we will reflect the views of the local people and evolve this concept into a fully developed design for the redevelopment of the station building.

“Thank you to everyone in the community who took the time to view the plans, ask questions and share their views with us during this process.”

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Next steps

With the preferred option now chosen, Network Rail will now take the concept into detailed design before sharing the output of this with the community again in advance of it being submitted for planning approval.

People can follow the latest news and developments on the rebuild of the fire-damaged Troon station building via the Scotland’s Railway website www.scotlandsrailway.com/projects - and searching Troon Station.