Glengarnock High railway station
- Glengarnock High railway station
Infobox UK disused station
name = Glengarnock High
caption =
line = Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
manager = Caledonian Railway
locale = Glengarnock
borough = Ayrshire
latitude = 55.7449
longitude = -4.6793
gridref = NS318534
years = 2 December 1889
events = Opened as "'Glengarnock
years1 = 2 June 1924
events1 = Renamed "'Glengarnock High
years2 = 1 December 1930
events2 = Closed
platforms = 2|
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.[Butt, page 104] 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.][Stansfield, page 28] ] 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.
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rail line
previous = Kilbirnie
"Line and station closed
next = Brackenhills
"Line and station closed
route = Caledonian Railway
"'Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
col = Caledonian colour
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