Maybole Junction railway station

Maybole Junction
General information
Location	Near Dalrymple, Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.4174°N 4.5969°W / 55.4174; -4.5969
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Ayr and Dalmellington Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
13 October 1856	opened
1 December 1859	closed

Maybole Junction railway station was a railway station located between Alloway and Dalrymple in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway (worked and later owned by the Glasgow and South Western Railway).

History

The station opened on 13 October 1856, and closed 1 December 1859. Remained open for goods traffic only for many years afterwards when it was renamed Dalrymple Junction.

References

Sources

• 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.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Dalrymple Line open, station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway		Ayr Line and station open
Hollybush Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Ayr and Dalmellington Railway