Giffen railway station

Giffen railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Giffen


caption = The remains of Giffen station in 2006
line = Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
manager = Caledonian Railway
platforms = 3
locale = Near Barrmill
borough = Ayrshire
latitude = 55.7202
longitude = -4.6125
gridref = NS359505
years = 3 September 1888
events = Opened as Kilbirnie Junction
years1 = 1 October 1889
events1 = Renamed Giffen
years2 = 4 July 1932
events2 = Closed

Giffen railway station was a railway station approximately one mile south-west of the village of Barrmill, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 3 September 1888 and was known as Kilbirnie Junction, however it was renamed Giffen on 1 October 1889. [Butt, page 131] Giffen had three platforms, a small station building, and at one point at least seven members of staff. [Reid & Monahan] Giffen station closed on 4 July 1932. [Butt, page 102]

Today the platforms of Giffen still exist (although overgrown and in disrepair), and a single intact line runs through the station from Lugton to DM Beith. This track was used regularly to transport supplies into the base, however the track became disused in 1996 and the majority is now overgrown.

The track did see one more recent use on 2 September 2000 when it was used in a rail crash simulation in order to test emergency response times as a result of the Paddington rail crash in 1999. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/906214.stm "Rail disaster plan test"] , BBC News, 2 September 2000.]

References

Notes

Sources

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* Reid, D.L. & Monahan, I.F. (eds.) (1999). "Yesterday's Beith: A Pictorial Guide", Printall, Glasgow.

rail line two to one
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"Line and station closed
previous2 = Auchenmade
"Line and station closed
next = Lugton
"Line and station closed
route1 = Caledonian Railway

"'Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
route2 = Caledonian Railway

"'Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
col = Caledonian colour
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