Dreghorn railway station

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Dreghorn
The site of Dreghorn in 2007
Location
Location Springside
Area Ayrshire
Operations
Original company Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping company Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
28 May 1848 Opened
October 1850 Closed
May 1868 Reopened
6 April 1964 Closed permanently
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Dreghorn railway station was a railway station serving the village of Dreghorn, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

[edit] History

Near Perceton Junction, outside Dreghorn. Bourtreehill Brickworks sidings and wagons on the left.
Near Perceton Junction, outside Dreghorn. Bourtreehill Brickworks sidings and wagons on the left.

The station opened on 28 May 1848[1], and closed in October 1850.[2] The station reopened in May 1868[2], and closed permanently to passengers on 6 April 1964[2], although the line between Irvine and Crosshouse was still in use by trains until October 1965[3].

A row of sleepers near the site of the station in 2007.
A row of sleepers near the site of the station in 2007.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Wham, page 57
  2. ^ a b c Butt, page 82
  3. ^ Stansfield, page 26

[edit] References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.
  • Wham, A. (1997). The Lost Railways of Ayrshire. G.C. Book Publishers Ltd, Wigtown. ISBN 1-872350-27-5.


Preceding station Historical Railways Following station
Springside
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway

 Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

  Irvine
Line closed, station open