MSP for Ayr, Siobhian Brown, has visited Troon station this week to view progress on the new station building.
Progress has been made recently on the station following the devastating fire, with trusses, slate and lead work being carried out on the roof.
Concrete block work has also been positioned to create the walls of the building, so the visit of Siobhian Brown coincided with the building becoming and wind and water tight.
Ms Brown was given a first look at the interior of the new facility, which will see a new ticket office and waiting area, as well as a ‘changing places’ facility for people with disabilities and their carers to use.
“I am delighted to see the progress that has been made on the rebuild”
Siobhian Brown, MSP for Ayr
The platform one building and canopy was destroyed by a fire in 2021 and ever since, Network Rail has been working with ScotRail and stakeholders to develop a design for a reconstructed building.
The next phase of work will focus on the internal fit out as well as the installation of the ceilings, walls and partition walls.
“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.”
Siobhian Brown, MSP for Ayr
“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.”
Helen Agnew, Network Rail’s project manager
Responses
It’s encouraging that she contributed more than lifting a shovel ( a year after the work had commenced ) to keep herself relevant……
Nice to see him visiting Troon railway station since the dreadful fire. Maybe he should have invested more money on adding extra additional car park spaces. Not to mention the electrification on the Ayr-Stranraer line so that ScotRail can use Class 380, Class 334 and Class 385 EMUs.