Kilbirnie South railway station
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| Kilbirnie South | |||
| Location | |||
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| Location | Kilbirnie | ||
| Area | Ayrshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | ||
| Pre-grouping company | Caledonian Railway | ||
| Platforms | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 2 December 1889 | Opened as Kilbirnie | ||
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Kilbirnie South | ||
| 1 December 1930 | Closed | ||
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- For the station on the Glasgow and South Western Railway's Kilbarchan Loop Line see Kilbirnie railway station.
Kilbirnie South railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
[edit] History
The station opened 2 December 1889 and was simply known as Kilbirnie. Upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Kilbirnie South on 2 June 1924. The station closed almost exactly forty one years after opening on 1 December 1930.
[edit] References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.
| Preceding station | Historical Railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Caledonian Railway |
Glengarnock High Line and station closed |
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