Gatehead railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Gatehead


caption = The remains of the station platform in early 2007
line = Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
manager = Glasgow and South Western Railway
locale = Gatehead
borough = Ayrshire
latitude = 55.5943
longitude = -4.5547
gridref = NS390363
years = 6 July 1812
events = Opened
years1 = 3 March 1969
events1 = Closed permanently
platforms = 2|

Gatehead railway station was a railway station serving the village of Gatehead, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

History

The station was opened on 6 July 1812 by the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway.Butt, p. 101] The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway took over management of the station (and its line) on 16 July 1846, [Awdry, p. 84] while it's successor, the Glasgow and South Western Railway, took over full ownership in 1899. [Stansfield, p. 8 8] The station closed on 3 March 1969.Today Gatehead station has a single platform intact (although overgrown). The line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line and the station's level crossing is still in use, allowing road traffic on the A759 to cross the line.

Laigh Milton Viaduct, Scotland's oldest railway viaduct, is nearby, but not in use as the railway was realigned in 1846.

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Gallery

rail line one to three
previous = Drybridge
"Line open; station closed"
next1 = Kilmarnock (1)
"1812 - 1843
next2 = Kilmarnock (2)
"1843 - 1846
next3 = Kilmarnock (3)
"1846 - 1969
route1 = Glasgow and South Western Railway

"'Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
route2 = Glasgow and South Western Railway

"'Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
route3 = Glasgow and South Western Railway

"'Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
col = G&SW colourrail line
previous = "Connection with K&TR
next = Riccarton
"Line and station closed
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

"'Gatehead and Hurlford Branch
col = G&SW colour
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