Kilbirnie South railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (L&AR).
Kilbirnie South | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Kilbirnie, Ayrshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°45′21″N 4°40′53″W / 55.7559°N 4.6815°W |
| Grid reference | NS317546 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 December 1889 | Opened as Kilbirnie |
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Kilbirnie South |
| 1 December 1930 | Closed |
History
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The station opened 2 December 1889 and was simply known as Kilbirnie.[1] Upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923, the station was renamed Kilbirnie South on 2 June 1924.[1] The name change was to avoid confusion with the Glasgow and South Western Railway's nearby station of the same name, which was also incorporated into the LMS.
The station closed to passengers almost exactly forty one years after opening on 1 December 1930,[1] with freight services withdrawing on the same day.[2] By 1936 the station remained intact but was already overgrown.[3]
Nothing remains of the station today.
Services
editA shuttle service ran from this station to Giffen and back, with around nine return journeys per day during the week and an extra two on Saturdays.[2]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
Glengarnock Line and station closed | ||
References
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edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.