Kilbirnie railway station

Kilbirnie
The remains of Kilbirnie in 2008
Location
Place	Kilbirnie
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°45′19″N 4°40′42″W / 55.7553°N 4.6782°W / 55.7553; -4.6782Coordinates: 55°45′19″N 4°40′42″W / 55.7553°N 4.6782°W / 55.7553; -4.6782
Grid reference	NS320545
Operations
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 June 1905	Opened
27 June 1966	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal

Kilbirnie railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1905,^[1] and closed to passengers on 27 June 1966.^[1] The station's island platform remains in place and intact, however the trackbed is now part of National Cycle Route 7.

References

Notes

1. 1 2 Butt, p. 131

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 ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. 

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Dalry Line closed; station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Dalry and North Johnstone Line		Lochwinnoch Line and station closed