Cronberry railway station

Cronberry railway station
Cronberry
Location
Place Cronberry
Area Ayrshire
Coordinates 55°28′37″N 4°12′16″W / 55.4770°N 4.2044°W / 55.4770; -4.2044Coordinates: 55°28′37″N 4°12′16″W / 55.4770°N 4.2044°W / 55.4770; -4.2044
Grid reference NS607225
Operations
Original company Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
9 August 1848 Opened
10 September 1951 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Cronberry railway station was a railway station serving the hamlet of Cronberry, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

Contents

History

The station opened on 9 August 1848,[1] and closed on 10 September 1951.[1] The Annbank-Cronberry line opened for goods on 11 June 1872 and for passengers on 1 July 1872.[2] The section of the line from Auckinleck to Cronberry, including the Mosshouse viaduct, remained open until December 1976 for coal traffic out of the Gaswater siding.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Butt, p. 72
  2. ^ Thomas, Page 261
  3. ^ Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age. Accessed : 2010-04-08.

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. 
  • Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. V.6, Scotland. David & Charles : Newton Abbot. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Muirkirk
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

  Lugar
Line and station closed
Cumnock
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway

Ayr and Cumnock Branch

  Connection with
GPK&AR

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