Cronberry railway station

Cronberry

Site of the station in 1994
Location
Place Cronberry
Area Ayrshire
Coordinates 55°28′37″N 4°12′16″W / 55.4770°N 4.2044°WCoordinates: 55°28′37″N 4°12′16″W / 55.4770°N 4.2044°W
Grid reference NS607225
Operations
Original company Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
9 August 1848 Opened
10 September 1951 Closed
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Cronberry railway station was a railway station serving the hamlet of Cronberry, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

History

The station opened on 9 August 1848,[1] and closed on 10 September 1951.[1] The Annbank-Cronberry line opened for goods on 11 June 1872 and for passengers on 1 July 1872.[2] The section of the line from Auckinleck to Cronberry, including the Mosshouse viaduct, remained open until December 1976 for coal traffic out of the Gaswater siding.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt, p. 72
  2. ↑ Thomas, Page 261
  3. ↑ Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age. Accessed : 2010-04-08.

Sources

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Muirkirk
Line and station closed		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
   Lugar
Line and station closed
Cumnock
Line and station closed		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Ayr and Cumnock Branch
   Connection with
GPK&AR