Kilbirnie | |
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General information | |
Location | Kilbirnie, Ayrshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°45′19″N4°40′42″W / 55.7553°N 4.6782°W Coordinates: 55°45′19″N4°40′42″W / 55.7553°N 4.6782°W |
Grid reference | NS320545 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Key dates | |
1 June 1905 | Opened |
27 June 1966 | Closed [1] |
Kilbirnie railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
The station opened on 1 June 1905, [2] and closed to passengers on 27 June 1966. [2] The station's island platform remains in place and intact, however the trackbed is now part of National Cycle Route 7.
Kilbirnie is a small town of 7,280 inhabitants situated in the Garnock Valley area of North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Glasgow and approximately 10 miles from Paisley and 13 miles from Irvine respectively. Historically, the town's main industries were flax production and weaving before iron and steelmaking took over in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The suburb of Kilbirnie in the New Zealand capital of Wellington is named after the town.
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Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Dalry Line closed; station open | Glasgow and South Western Railway Dalry and North Johnstone Line | Lochwinnoch Line and station closed |