Brackenhills railway station

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Brackenhills
Location
Location	Near Beith
Area	Ayrshire
Operations
Original company	Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping company	Caledonian Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 September 1906	Opened
1 December 1930	Closed
Disused railway stations in Scotland
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-Z

Brackenhills railway station was a railway station approximately one mile south-west of the town of Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened on 1 September 1906 on the branch to Kilbirnie. The station closed on 1 December 1930.

Today the station platforms still exist though are very overgrown and in extremely poor condition. The stationmaster's house is now a private residence.

[edit] References

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

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Glengarnock High Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway  Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway		Giffen Line and station closed