Auchinleck railway station

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Auchinleck

Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Leac [1]
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Auchinleck railway station in 2007.jpg
General information
Location Auchinleck, East Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°28′11″N4°17′44″W / 55.4698°N 4.2955°W / 55.4698; -4.2955
Grid reference NS549219
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority SPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeAUK
Key dates
9 August 1848Opened
6 December 1965Closed
12 May 1984Reopened by British Rail
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 77,754
Cumnock
Line open; station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
  Mauchline
Line open; station closed
Commondyke
Line and station closed
  

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References

Notes

  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. 1 2 Butt, p. 21
  3. Auchinleck Railway Station Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 25 May 2017
  4. Auchinleck station facilities National Rail Enquiries

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