Glenbuck | |
|---|---|
 Site of former Glenbuck station | |
| General information | |
| Location | East Ayrshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°32′07″N3°59′01″W / 55.5354°N 3.9837°W |
| Grid reference | NS749286 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| by October 1875 | Opened |
| 4 August 1952 | Closed |
Glenbuck railway station served the village of Glenbuck in Ayrshire, Scotland.
The Caledonian Railway extended a line from Douglas to Muirkirk (on the Glasgow and South Western Railway), opening it for freight on 1 January 1873. The line was opened to passengers on 1 June 1874 with the Caledonian Railway having running powers from Muirkirk Junction to Muirkirk. [1] [2]
The station opened sometime before October 1875 as from that time it appeared in Bradshaw's timetables. [3]
The station had a single platform to the north of the single track railway, two goods sidings to the west and one to the east all north of the running line. [4] The siding to the east had been removed and one of the western ones extended by 1908. [5]
To the east of the station the line went over a causeway skirting the edge of Glenbuck Loch. [6]
The station closed on 4 August 1952. [3] The line remained open for passengers and freight until 5 October 1964, when it closed, a casualty of the programme of closures advocated by the Beeching Report. [7] [8]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches Line and station closed | Caledonian Railway | Muirkirk Glasgow and South Western Railway Line and station closed |