Beith Town railway station
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| Beith Town | |||
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| Location | Beith | ||
| Area | Ayrshire | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Grid reference | NS345535 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Original company | Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway | ||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways | ||
| Platforms | 1 | ||
| History | |||
| 26 June 1873 | Opened as Beith | ||
| 28 February 1953 | Renamed Beith Town | ||
| 5 November 1962 | Closed to passengers | ||
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For the station on the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, see Beith North railway station.
Beith Town railway station was a railway station serving the town of Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.
[edit] History
The station opened on 26 June 1873 as Beith.[1] It was renamed Beith Town on 28 February 1953,[1] and closed permanently to passengers on 5 November 1962.[1] Freight services continued at the station until 1964.[2] The station was the terminus of a five mile branch from Lugton.[2]
The station site has since been redeveloped into a housing estate.
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.
| Preceding station | Historical Railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways |
Barrmill Line and station closed |
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