Kilwinning East railway station

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Kilwinning East
General information
Location Kilwinning, Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°39′15″N4°42′13″W / 55.6543°N 4.7035°W / 55.6543; -4.7035
Grid reference NS299434
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 September 1888Opened as Kilwinning
1 January 1917Closed
1 February 1919Reopened
2 July 1924Renamed Kilwinning East
4 July 1932Closed to regular services

Kilwinning East railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

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History

Kilwinning viaduct on the route leading to Kilwinning East Station. Kilwinning Caledonian viaduct.JPG
Kilwinning viaduct on the route leading to Kilwinning East Station.
Kilwinning East Station entrance in 1910. Kilwinning Station - Caledonian Railway.jpg
Kilwinning East Station entrance in 1910.

The station opened on 3 September 1888 and was simply known as Kilwinning. [2] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 1 February 1919 due to wartime economy, [2] and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Kilwinning East on 2 June 1924. [2] The station closed permanently to regular passenger traffic on 4 July 1932. [2]

Today there is no trace of this station, and the site is occupied by Caley House (named after L&AR owners Caledonian Railway) and the Cornerstone Church. Garnock Viaduct at the extreme north of the town is the only physical reminder that Kilwinning was once served by this line.

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References

Notes

  1. Brotherston.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Butt, page 133

Sources

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Stevenston
Line and station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
  Auchenmade
Line and station closed
Bogside
Line and station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway