Glengarnock railway station

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Glengarnock

Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Gairneag [1]
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Glengarnock station in 2015.
General information
Location Glengarnock, North Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°44′20″N4°40′31″W / 55.7389°N 4.6752°W / 55.7389; -4.6752
Grid reference NS321527
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority SPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGLG
History
Original company Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
21 July 1840Opened as Glengarnock and Kilbirnie [2]
1 June 1905Renamed Glengarnock [2]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.389 million
Dalry
Line and station open
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
  Beith North
Line open; station closed

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References

Notes

  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Butt, p. 104
  3. "Ayrshire VIII.SW, Surveyed: 1895, Published: 1897". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. 1897.
  4. 1 2 Butt, p. 131
  5. Table 221 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources