Dreghorn railway station

Dreghorn
Sign on NCR73 marking the station site, where Station Brae leads over the Annick Water to Dreghorn Parish Church
General information
Location	Dreghorn, Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°36′43″N4°37′11″W / 55.6119°N 4.6196°W / 55.6119; -4.6196
Grid reference	NS350384
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
28 May 1848	Opened
October 1850	Closed
May 1868	Reopened
6 April 1964	Closed permanently
Location

Dreghorn railway station was a railway station serving the village of Dreghorn, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. The line forms part of National Cycle Route 73, and the site of the station is marked by signs at the junction with Station Brae, Dreghorn.

History

The station opened on 28 May 1848, ^[1] and closed in October 1850. ^[2] The station reopened in May 1868, ^[2] and closed permanently to passengers on 6 April 1964, ^[2] although the line between Irvine and Crosshouse was still in use by trains until October 1965. ^[3]

Gallery

• 
  Near Perceton Junction, outside Dreghorn. Bourtreehill Brickworks sidings and wagons on the left.
• 
  A row of sleepers near the site of the station in 2007.
• 
  The site of Dreghorn Station in 2007

References

Notes

1. Wham, page 57
2. Butt, page 82
3. Stansfield, page 26

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.
• Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN   1-8403-3077-5.
• Wham, Alasdair (1997). The Lost Railway Lines of Ayrshire : Ayrshire Railway Walks. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN   1-8723-5027-5. OCLC   38356283.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Springside Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Irvine Line closed, station open

External links

• Video and commentary on the old Towerlands Tram Road