- Cumnock (original) railway station
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Old Cumnock Location Place Cumnock Area Ayrshire Coordinates 55°27′24″N 4°15′05″W / 55.4568°N 4.2515°WCoordinates: 55°27′24″N 4°15′05″W / 55.4568°N 4.2515°W Grid reference NS576204 Operations Original company Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway Post-grouping LMS Platforms 2 History 20 May 1850 Opened as Old Cummock[1] 10 January 1955 Renamed as Cummock[1][2] 6 December 1965 Closed[2] Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZCumnock railway station was a railway station serving the town of Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.
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History
The station opened on 20 May 1850.[1] The station was renamed to Cumnock on 10 January 1955,[2] and closed to passengers on 6 December 1965.[2]
Today this line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station Connection with
GD&CRGlasgow and South Western Railway
Auchinleck
Line and station openNew Cumnock
Line and station openGlasgow and South Western Railway
Connection with
GPK&ARReferences
Notes
Sources
- 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 1-8526-0508-1. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
Categories:- Scotland railway station stubs
- Disused railway stations in East Ayrshire
- Railway stations opened in 1850
- Railway stations closed in 1965
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
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