Kilwinning East railway station explained

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.

History

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.

References

Notes

  1. Butt, page 133

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