Kilwinning East railway station
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| Kilwinning East | |||
| Location | |||
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| Location | Kilwinning | ||
| Area | Ayrshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | ||
| Pre-grouping company | Caledonian Railway | ||
| Platforms | 3 | ||
| History | |||
| 3 September 1888 | Opened as Kilwinning | ||
| 1 January 1917 | Closed | ||
| 1 February 1919 | Reopened | ||
| 2 July 1924 | Renamed Kilwinning East | ||
| 4 July 1932 | Closed to regular services | ||
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- For the station on the former Glasgow and South Western Railway see Kilwinning railway station.
Kilwinning East railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
[edit] History
The station opened on 3 September 1888 and was simply known as Kilwinning. It closed on 1 January 1917 due to wartime economy, reopened 1 February 1919 and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Kilwinning East on 2 June 1924. The station closed permanently to regular passenger traffic on 4 July 1932.
Today there is no trace of this station, and the site is occupied by Caley House (named after L&AR owners Caledonian Railway) and the Cornerstone Church. A large viaduct at the extreme north of the town is the only physical reminder that Kilwinning was once served by this line.
[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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| Stevenston Moorpark Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway |
Auchenmade Line and station closed |
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| Bogside Moor Halt Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway |
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