When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by ScotRail until the privatisation of British Rail.

The short (1 mile/1.6 km) branch line to Ardrossan Harbour diverges just to the northwest at Holm Junction, providing rail access to the ferry terminal used by the Caledonian MacBrayne sailings to the Isle of Arran.

[3] This was a fairly large complex including offices, stores and workshops and employed over 300 people at its peak.

The succession of diesel engines over steam led to the sheds' demise, and they were demolished in 1975.

The station has a small car park (23 spaces) and ticket office staffed seven days a week.