Glenbuck railway station
Glenbuck | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Site of former Glenbuck station | |
| General information | |
| Location | East Ayrshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°32′07″N 3°59′01″W / 55.5354°N 3.9837°W |
| Grid reference | NS749286 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| by October 1875 | Opened |
| 4 August 1952 | Closed |
Glenbuck railway station served the village of Glenbuck in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Opening[edit]
The Caledonian Railway extended a line from Douglas to Muirkirk (on the Glasgow and South Western Railway), opening it for freight on 1 January 1873. The line was opened to passengers on 1 June 1874 with the Caledonian Railway having running powers from Muirkirk Junction to Muirkirk.[1][2]
The station opened sometime before October 1875 as from that time it appeared in Bradshaw's timetables.[3]
Location[edit]
The station had a single platform to the north of the single track railway, two goods sidings to the west and one to the east all north of the running line. [4] The siding to the east had been removed and one of the western ones extended by 1908.[5]
To the east of the station the line went over a causeway skirting the edge of Glenbuck Loch.[6]
Closure[edit]
The station closed on 4 August 1952.[3] The line remained open for passengers and freight until 5 October 1964, when it closed, a casualty of the programme of closures advocated by the Beeching Report.[7][8]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway | Muirkirk Glasgow and South Western Railway Line and station closed |
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ Thomas & Paterson 1984, p. 153.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House 1969, pp. I & 114.
- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 209.
- ^ "Glenbuck station on OS 25 inch map Ayrshire XXXI.3 (Douglas; Muirkirk)". National Library of Scotland. 1896. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Glenbuck station on OS 25 inch map Ayrshire XXXI.3 (Douglas; Muirkirk)". National Library of Scotland. 1909. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Ayrshire Villages: Glenbuck Dam". AyrshireHistory.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 325 (Muirkirk).
- ^ Beeching 1963, p. 102.
Bibliography[edit]
- Beeching, Richard (1963). "The Reshaping of British Railways" (PDF). HMSO.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- The Railway Clearing House (1969) [1915]. The Railway Clearing House Official Railway Junction Diagrams 1915 (1969 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-4347-5.
- Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.
External links[edit]
- "Glenbuck station". Railscot.