Kilbirnie South railway station

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This article is about the Caledonian Kilbirnie Station. For the station on the Glasgow and South Western Railway see Kilbirnie railway station.

Kilbirnie South railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened 2 December 1889 and was simply known as Kilbirnie. Upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Kilbirnie South on 2 June 1924. The station closed almost exactly forty one years after opening on 1 December 1930.

[edit] References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.
Preceding station Historical Railways Following station
Terminus   Caledonian Railway

 Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

  Glengarnock High
Line closed