Brackenhills railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Brackenhills
other_name=


caption =
line = Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
manager = Caledonian Railway
locale = Near Beith
borough = Ayrshire
latitude = 55.7325
longitude = -4.6502
gridref = NS336519
years = 1 September 1906
events = Opened
years1 = 1 December 1930
events1 = Closed
platforms = 2 |

Brackenhills railway station was a railway station approximately one mile south-west of the town of Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 September 1906 on the branch to Kilbirnie.Butt, page 41] The station closed on 1 December 1930.

Today the station platforms still exist though are overgrown and in poor condition. The stationmaster's house is now a private residence.

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.Stansfield, p. 28]

rail line
previous = Glengarnock
"Line and station closed
next = Giffen
"Line and station closed
route = Caledonian Railway

Caledonian light">"'Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
col = Caledonian colour
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