Kilkerran railway station

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Kilkerran
Kilkerran railway station (site), Ayrshire (geograph 6164477).jpg
Station in 2019.
General information
Location South Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°18′13″N4°41′04″W / 55.3037°N 4.6844°W / 55.3037; -4.6844
Grid reference NS296043
Platforms2 (upon opening)
1 (upon closing)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Maybole and Girvan Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
24 May 1860 (1860-05-24)Opened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Closed
Location
Kilkerran railway station

Kilkerran railway station served an area of rural Ayrshire, Scotland from 1860 to 1965 on the Maybole and Girvan Railway.

Contents

History

The station opened on 24 May 1860 by the Maybole and Girvan Railway. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 September 1965. [1] [2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 247. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Kilkerran Station". Canmore. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
Maybole
Line open, station open
  Maybole and Girvan Railway   Dailly
Line open, station closed