- Maybole and Girvan Railway
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Maybole and Girvan Railway Legend
- - Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway 
Maybole Junction 
Maybole (old) 
Maybole (new) 
Kilkerran Dailly 
Bargany Coal Mine Killochan Grangeston Halt 
- - Maidens and Dunure Light Railway 
Girvan Junction 
Girvan (Old) Girvan (New) 
- - Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway Maybole and Girvan Junction Railway is an historic railway in Scotland.
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Route description
The line runs in a general southwesterly direction from Maybole through farmed countryside to Girvan, a fishing port on the Irish Sea. It passes a former coal mine at Bargany. The line consists of a single track with a passing siding at Kilkerran. Part of the line was once double track.
History
The line was founded in 1856 by an act of Royal assent. On 24 May 1860 the line opened between Maybole Junction and Girvan. In 1865, the entire railway was absorbed into the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Girvan station closed in 1892 and became a goods depot. DMUs started operating over the line between Glasgow and Stranraer in 1959.
Connections to other lines
- Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway at Maybole (the line diverged from the Ayr route a short distance from the original terminus at Maybole Old).
- Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway at Girvan Junction
- Maidens and Dunure Light Railway at Girvan Junction
Current operations
As of 2002, passenger trains operate over the line from Ayr to Girvan along with other services from Glasgow to Stranraer and Newcastle to Stranraer operated by ScotRail. There is no regular freight service. In the current timetable (May 2008), there is a (roughly) two-hourly service each way on weekdays, with a limited service (three northbound and two southbound) on Sundays.
References
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- 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.
- RAILSCOT on Maybole and Girvan Railway
Settlements Former burghs: Ballantrae • Girvan • Maybole
Others: Auchencrosh • Balkissock • Bargany • Barr • Colmonell • Crosshill • Dailly • Drumshang • Dunure • Greenan • Kirkmichael • Kirkoswald • Maidens • Minishant • Old Dailly • Patna • Pinmore • Pinwherry • Smyrton • StraitonAdministration National subdivisions: Ayrshire and Arran lieutenancy area • Carrick earldom • Kyle and Carrick local government district • Sheriffdom and County of Ayr • South Ayrshire Council area
Parliamentary seats (Scotland): Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Parliamentary seats (UK): Ayrshire (1708–1868) • South Ayrshire (1868–1983) • Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (1983–2005) • Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (2005–)Culture Geography Islands: Ailsa Craig
Lochs: Craigdow Loch • Loch Bradan • Loch Doon • Loch Dornal • Loch Finloch • Loch Goosey • Loch Spaig • Loch Spallander • Loch Spouts
Rivers: River Doon • River Stinchar • Water of App • Water of Girvan • Water of TigHistory Heritage sites: Blairquhan Castle • Crossraguel Abbey • Culzean Castle • Dinvin Motte • Dunduff Castle • Dunure Castle • Glenapp Castle • Greenan Castle • Kirkoswald Parish Church • Knockdolian • Maybole Collegiate Church • Penkill Castle • Turnberry Castle
People: Abbots of Crossraguel • Clan Kennedy • Earls or mormaers of Carrick • Marquesses of Ailsa and their predecessorsSport Transport Railway lines: Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway • Maybole and Girvan Railway
Railway stations: Barrhill railway station • Girvan railway station • Maybole railway station
Roads: A77 • A714Categories:- Glasgow and South Western Railway
- Pre-grouping British railway companies
- Early Scottish railway companies
- Railway companies established in 1856
- Railway lines opened in 1860
- Railway companies disestablished in 1865
- Scottish organisation stubs
- Scottish building and structure stubs
- Scotland rail transport stubs
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