Gatehead railway station

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Gatehead railway station was a railway station serving the village of Gatehead, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

[edit] History

The station was opened on 6 July 1812 by the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway took over management of the station on 16 July 1846, while it's successor, the Glasgow and South Western Railway, took over in 1899. The station closed on 3 March 1969.

Today Gatehead station has a single platform intact (although overgrown). The line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line and the station's level crossing is still in use, allowing road traffic on the A759 to cross the line.

[edit] References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.
• Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine.

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Drybridge Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Kilmarnock and Troon Railway		Kilmarnock (1) 1812 - 1843 Station closed
		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Kilmarnock and Troon Railway		Kilmarnock (2) 1843 - 1846 Station closed
		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Kilmarnock and Troon Railway		Kilmarnock (3) 1846 - 1969
Terminus		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Riccarton Line		Riccarton Line and station closed