Tarbolton railway station

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Tarbolton
Tarbolton railway station 2010.JPG
Tarbolton station site in 2010
General information
Location Tarbolton, South Ayrshire
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
1 September 1870Opened
4 January 1943Closed
Location
Tarbolton railway station
The line to Ayr at the Tarbolton station overbridge. Towards Ayr at Tarbolton station overbridge.JPG
The line to Ayr at the Tarbolton station overbridge.

Tarbolton railway station (NGR NS440250) was a railway station about a mile and a quarter from the village of Tarbolton that it served, in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Ayr to Mauchline Branch of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and was the only intermediate stop on the previously double track line between Annbank and Mauchline. The line was singled in 1985 and held in reserved state before reopening with an increase in coal traffic. [1]

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History

The station opened on 1 September 1870, and closed to passengers on 4 January 1943. The signal box was still operational in 1963 to control the passing loop; both platforms were also in situ.

Today this line is still open as a freight line.

References

  1. ↑ Rankin, Stuart (2000). "G&SWR Ayr & Cumnock Branches". Sou-West Profile. No. 4. P. 5
Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
Annbank
Line open; station closed		  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Ayr to Mauchline Branch
  Mauchline
Line open; station closed

55°29′38″N4°28′16″W / 55.494°N 4.471°W / 55.494; -4.471


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