Cronberry railway station

Cronberry
Site of Cronberry station
General information
Location	Cronberry, Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°28′37″N4°12′16″W / 55.4770°N 4.2044°W / 55.4770; -4.2044
Grid reference	NS607225
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
9 August 1848	Opened
10 September 1951	Closed
Location

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.

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 Auchinleck to Cronberry, including the Mosshouse viaduct, remained open until December 1976 for coal traffic out of the Gaswater siding. ^[3]

References

Notes

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

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• 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

External links

• Video footage of railway infrastructure in the Cronberry area