Beith Town railway station
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| Beith Town | |||
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| Location | Beith | ||
| Area | Ayrshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Original company | Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway | ||
| Pre-grouping company | Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways | ||
| Platforms | 1 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 26 June 1873 | ||
| Closed 5 November 1962 | |||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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- For the station on the former Glasgow and South Western 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 and closed permanently to passengers on 5 November 1962 although the line was used for freight services until 1964. The station was the terminus of a branch from Lugton.
Today the line to Beith (now singled) is still in existence until just before the site of Barrmilll station, where it then heads south along the route of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway until it reaches RNAD Beith. The Beith Town station site has been redeveloped into a housing estate.
[edit] References
- 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.
| 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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