Mauchline railway station
Appearance
Mauchline | |
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General information | |
Location | Mauchline, Ayrshire Scotland |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Key dates | |
9 August 1848 | Opened as Mauchline |
By 1887 | Renamed as Mauchline for Catrine |
1903 | Renamed as Mauchline |
6 December 1965 | Closed |
Mauchline railway station was a railway station serving the town of Mauchline, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.
History
The station opened on 9 August 1848. It was renamed Mauchline for Catrine by 1887, and renamed back to Mauchline in 1903. The station closed to passengers on 6 December 1965.
Today this line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line.
The Garrochburn Goods Depot lay a few miles to the north and until circa 1926 a Mossgiel Tunnel Platform was located just to the north of the tunnel mouth on the Hurlford side.
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Tarbolton Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Ayr to Mauchline Branch |
Connection with GPK&AR at Mauchline Junction | ||
Auchinleck | Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Hurlford Line open; station closed | ||
Catrine Line and station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Catrine Branch |
Connection with GPK&AR at Brownhill Junction |
External links
55°30′32″N 4°22′53″W / 55.5090°N 4.3814°W
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in East Ayrshire
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
- 1848 establishments in Scotland
- 1965 disestablishments in Scotland
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
- Mauchline
- Scotland railway station stubs