Cumnock (original) railway station

Old Cumnock
Location
Place	Cumnock
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°27′24″N 4°15′05″W / 55.4568°N 4.2515°W / 55.4568; -4.2515Coordinates: 55°27′24″N 4°15′05″W / 55.4568°N 4.2515°W / 55.4568; -4.2515
Grid reference	NS576204
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	2
History
20 May 1850	Opened as Old Cummock[1]
10 January 1955	Renamed as Cummock[1][2]
6 December 1965	Closed[2]
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Cumnock railway station was a railway station serving the town of Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

History

The station opened on 20 May 1850.^[1] The station was renamed to Cumnock on 10 January 1955,^[2] and closed to passengers on 6 December 1965.^[2]

Today this line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Connection with GD&CR		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Auchinleck Line and station open
New Cumnock Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway		Connection with GPK&AR

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Butt (1995), page 177
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Butt (1995), page 74

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.