Mauchline railway station

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.

Mauchline
LocationMauchline, Ayrshire
Scotland
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
9 August 1848Opened as Mauchline
By 1887Renamed as Mauchline for Catrine
1903Renamed as Mauchline
6 December 1965Closed

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. (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.
  • 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
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


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