Dreghorn railway station

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Dreghorn
The site of Dreghorn in 2007
Location
Location	Springside
Area	Ayrshire
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
28 May 1848	Opened
October 1850	Closed
May 1868	Reopened
6 April 1964	Closed permanently
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-Z
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Dreghorn railway station was a railway station serving the village of Dreghorn, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened on 28 May 1848^[1], and closed in October 1850.^[2] The station reopened in May 1868^[2], and closed permanently to passengers on 6 April 1964^[2], although the line between Irvine and Crosshouse was still in use by trains until October 1965^[3].

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Wham, page 57
2. ^ ^{a b c} Butt, page 82
3. ^ Stansfield, page 26

[edit] References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.
• Wham, A. (1997). The Lost Railways of Ayrshire. G.C. Book Publishers Ltd, Wigtown. ISBN 1-872350-27-5.

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Springside Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Irvine Line closed, station open