Montgreenan railway station

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Montgreenan
The site of Montgreenan station in 2007
Location
Location Benslie
Area Ayrshire
Coordinates 55°39′19″N 4°38′24″W / 55.6554, -4.6399Coordinates: 55°39′19″N 4°38′24″W / 55.6554, -4.6399
Grid reference NS340433
Operations
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 February 1878 Opened
7 March 1955 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Montgreenan railway station and driveway
Montgreenan railway station and driveway

Montgreenan railway station was a railway station near the village of Benslie, three miles north east of the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

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[edit] History

The station opened on 1 February 1878,[1] and closed permanently to passengers on 7 March 1955,[2] although the line was still in use by freight trains and diverted passenger trains until 23 October 1973.[3]

The station building still exists today, now a private residence. The 1910 25 inch to the mile OS map shows a number of freight sidings and a goods shed at the site. The station served the local villages at Doura, Fergushill and Benslie, which were well populated up until the early years of the 20th century.

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Wham, page 56
  2. ^ Butt, page 162
  3. ^ Stansfield, page 18

[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. 
  • Wham, Alasdair (1997). The Lost Railway Lines of Ayrshire : Ayrshire Railway Walks. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5027-5. OCLC 38356283. 


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

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

   Dalry
Line closed; station open