Glengarnock High railway station

Former railway station in Scotland

55°44′42″N 4°40′45″W / 55.7449°N 4.6793°W / 55.7449; -4.6793Grid referenceNS318534Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLanarkshire and Ayrshire RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates2 December 1889Opened as Glengarnock2 June 1924Renamed Glengarnock High1 December 1930Closed

Glengarnock High railway station was a railway station serving the village of Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened 2 December 1889 and was simply known as Glengarnock.[1] Upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Glengarnock High on 2 June 1924.[1] The station closed to passengers almost exactly forty one years after opening on 1 December 1930,[1] however freight services remained until 1945.[2]

Services

A shuttle service ran via this station on the way to Giffen from Kilbirnie and back, with around nine return journeys per day during the week and an extra two on Saturdays.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt, page 104
  2. ^ a b Stansfield, page 28

Sources

  • 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.
  • Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kilbirnie
Line and station closed 		  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
   Brackenhills
Line and station closed