Kilwinning East | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Kilwinning, Ayrshire |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.6543°N -4.7035°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 3 |
Original: | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
Pregroup: | Caledonian Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Years: | 3 September 1888 |
Events: | Opened as Kilwinning |
Years1: | 1 January 1917 |
Events1: | Closed |
Years2: | 1 February 1919 |
Events2: | Reopened |
Years3: | 2 July 1924 |
Events3: | Renamed Kilwinning East |
Years4: | 4 July 1932 |
Events4: | Closed to regular services |
Kilwinning East railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
The station opened on 3 September 1888 and was simply known as Kilwinning.[1] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 1 February 1919 due to wartime economy,[1] 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.[1] The station closed permanently to regular passenger traffic on 4 July 1932.[1]
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. Garnock Viaduct at the extreme north of the town is the only physical reminder that Kilwinning was once served by this line.