Gatehead railway station

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Gatehead
The remains of the platform at Gatehead station in early 2007
Location
Location	Gatehead
Area	Ayrshire
Operations
Original company	Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
Pre-grouping company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
6 July 1812	Opened
3 March 1969	Closed permanently
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Gatehead railway station was a railway station serving the village of Gatehead, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Contents 1 History 2 Footnotes 3 References 4 Gatehead Railway Gallery 20-03-2007

[edit] History

The station was opened on 6 July 1812 by the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway.^[1] The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway took over management of the station (and its line) on 16 July 1846,^[2] while it's successor, the Glasgow and South Western Railway, took over full ownership in 1899.^[3] The station closed on 3 March 1969.^[1]

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.

The historic Laigh Milton viaduct, Scotland's oldest railway viaduct, is nearby, but not in use as the railway was realigned in 1846.

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, page 101
2. ^ Awdry, page 84
3. ^ Stansfield, page 8

[edit] References

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing.
• 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.

[edit] Gatehead Railway Gallery 20-03-2007

A coal train heading up to Kilmarnock.

A coal train heading up to Kilmarnock.

Looking towards the River Irvine and Old Rome.

Looking towards the Cochrane Inn and Crosshouse.

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