Pinmore railway station

Pinmore
Pinmore
General information
Location	Pinmore, South Ayrshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55°11′22″N 4°49′26″W / 55.1894°N 4.8239°W
Grid reference	NX203919
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
5 October 1877	Opened
7 February 1882	Closed
16 February 1882	Reopened
12 April 1886	Closed again
14 June 1886	Reopened
6 September 1965	Closed

Pinmore railway station served the hamlet of Pinmore, South Ayrshire, Scotland from 1887 to 1965 on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway.

History

The station opened on 5 October 1887 by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. To the west was the goods yard and to the northeast was the signal box. The station closed on 7 February 1882 but reopened nine days later on 16 February 1882. It closed again on 12 April 1886, reopened on 14 June 1886 and finally closed on 6 September 1965.^[1]^[2]

The local folklore legend known as "The Charles" also is said to have visited the station in March 1886. ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Pinmore Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "RAILSCOT - Pinmore". Railscot. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Girvan Line and station open		Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway		Pinwherry Line open, station closed

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[PinmoreStationInfo-1] "Pinmore Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[PinmoreStationInfo2-2] "RAILSCOT - Pinmore". Railscot. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

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