Transport
Irvine is well served with numerous transport links. A railway station, originally built by the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company, is situated at the west end of the town which is on the main line between Stranraer and Glasgow. The railway company responsible for local routes is First ScotRail who operate the carmine and cream liveried Diesel and Electric Multiple units of the former Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. A comprehensive local bus network, coupled with frequent services to Ardrossan, Greenock, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Troon and Glasgow, is provided by Stagecoach West Scotland.
There are two primary road crossings over the River Irvine, the more southerly of which has been criticised for some years. It is situated on the site of the former Irvine to Kilmarnock railway link which has long since been closed. The bridge over the river there has long been unsuitable for heavy traffic being of a Bailey Bridge design which has been constantly repaired over the years. North Ayrshire Council has announced plans to renew the bridge in a £2m investment scheduled to start in 2007and was finally completed in 2010
Irvine is also well served by several arterial roads, namely the A78 (Greenock to Prestwick), A71 (Irvine to Kilmarnock and beyond to Edinburgh), A737 (through the Garnock Valley to Glasgow via the M8) and the A736 to Glasgow
- Irvine's local bus service
Local routes provided by Stagecoach Western Buses Ltd.
- 21 Irvine Magnum Centre - Dundonald- Kilmarnock
- 22 Perceton to Castlepark via Irvine (Girdle Toll)
- 23 Broomlands - Irvine - Hunter Drive (Redburn/Vineburgh)
- 25 Irvine to Dalry
- 27 Kilwinning - Corsehill - Irvine Railway Station - Irvine
- 28 Bourtreehill - Irvine - Tesco/Railway Station
- 30 Montgomerie Park - Irvine - Greenwood Academy
Other services which operate through Irvine provided by Stagecoach
- 11 Ardrossan to Kilmarnock
- 14 Irvine to Ayr via Troon
- 125 Montgomerie Park or Crosshouse Hospital - Beith via Kilwinning, Dalry and Kilbirnie
- 585 Ayr to Greenock. This route uses the A78.
Express routes from the town provided by Stagecoach
- X34 Glasgow which goes through Kilwinning and uses the A737 route to Glasgow via Dalry and Beith.
- X44 Glasgow which goes through Girdle Toll. This route uses the A736 via Barrhead.
Other routes provided by other companies
- 13/113 provided by Shuttle Buses which goes to Stewarton.
- 27 Irvine Cross to Kilwinning via Corsehill and extends to Riverside Business Park weekdays. (Operated by Bennetts of Kilwinning)
- 29 Montgomerie Park Girdle Toll to Irvine Station via Irvine Cross and Old Caley Road. (Operated by Bennetts of Kilwinning)
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