Beith North railway station

Beith North railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Beith North



caption = The site of Beith North in 2007
line = Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
manager = Glasgow and South Western Railway
locale = Beith
borough = Ayrshire
latitude = 55.7615
longitude = -4.6481
gridref = NS339551
years = 21 July 1840
events = Opened as Beith
years1 = 2 June 1924
events1 = Renamed Beith North
years2 = 4 June 1951
events2 = Closed
platforms = 2|

Beith North railway station was a railway station serving the north of the town of Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (later part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR), now the Ayrshire Coast Line).__NOTOC__

History

The station opened on 21 July 1840 when it was simply known as Beith.Butt, page 31] Upon the grouping of the G&SWR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923, the station was renamed Beith North on 2 June 1924. The name change was to avoid confusion with the Caledonian/G&SW jointly owned nearby station of same the name, which was also incorporated into the LMS.Beith North closed permanently on 4 June 1951.

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rail line
previous = Glengarnock
"Line and station open
next = Lochwinnoch
"Line and station open
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

"'Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
col = G&SW colour

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