Glengarnock railway station

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Glengarnock
Location
Place	Glengarnock
Local authority	North Ayrshire
Operations
Station code	GLG
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 02/03	209,085 *
Annual entry/exit 04/05	231,302 **
History
21 July 1840	Opened as Glengarnock and Kilbirnie
1 June 1905	Renamed Glengarnock
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Glengarnock. Disclaimer (PDF)
** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Glengarnock. Disclaimer (PDF)

For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway see Glengarnock High railway station.

Glengarnock railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

[edit] History

The station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (later part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway) and was named Glengarnock and Kilbirnie. The station was renamed Glengarnock on 1 June 1905 to coincide with the opening of the dedicated Kilbirnie railway station on the Kilbarchan Loop. Although this Kilbirnie station then closed in 1966, the original station has continued to use Glengarnock as its name.

[edit] References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Glengarnock railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Glengarnock railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Dalry		First ScotRail  Ayrshire Coast Line		Lochwinnoch
Historical Railways
Dalry		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Beith North Line open; station closed