Cronberry railway station explained

Cronberry
Status:Disused
Borough:Cronberry, Ayrshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.477°N -4.2044°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pregroup:Glasgow and South Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:9 August 1848
Events:Opened
Years1:10 September 1951
Events1:Closed

Cronberry railway station was a railway station serving the hamlet of Cronberry, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

History

The station opened on 9 August 1848,[1] and closed on 10 September 1951.[1] The Annbank-Cronberry line opened for goods on 11 June 1872 and for passengers on 1 July 1872.[2] The section of the line from Auchinleck to Cronberry, including the Mosshouse viaduct, remained open until December 1976 for coal traffic out of the Gaswater siding.[3]

References

Notes

  1. Butt, p. 72
  2. Thomas, Page 261
  3. http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/mosshouse.html Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age. Accessed : 2010-04-08.

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