Glenbuck Railway Station
Opening
The Caledonian Railway extended a line from Douglas to Muirkirk (on the Glasgow and South Western Railway), opening it for freight on 1 January 1873. The line was opened to passengers on 1 June 1874 with the Caledonian Railway having running powers from Muirkirk Junction to Muirkirk.
The station opened sometime before October 1875 as from that time it appeared in Bradshaw's timetables.
Location
The station had a single platform to the north of the single track railway, two goods sidings to the west and one to the east all north of the running line. The siding to the east had been removed and one of the western ones extended by 1908.
To the east of the station the line went over a causeway skirting the edge of Glenbuck Loch.
Closure
The station closed on 4 August 1952. The line remained open for passengers and freight until 5 October 1964, when it closed, a casualty of the programme of closures advocated by the Beeching Report.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway | Muirkirk Glasgow and South Western Railway Line and station closed |
References
Citations
- ^ Thomas & Paterson 1984, p. 153.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House 1969, pp. I & 114.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 209.
- ^ "Glenbuck station on OS 25 inch map Ayrshire XXXI.3 (Douglas; Muirkirk)". National Library of Scotland. 1896. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Glenbuck station on OS 25 inch map Ayrshire XXXI.3 (Douglas; Muirkirk)". National Library of Scotland. 1909. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Ayrshire Villages: Glenbuck Dam". AyrshireHistory.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 325 (Muirkirk).
- ^ Beeching 1963, p. 102.
Bibliography
- Beeching, Richard (1963). "The Reshaping of British Railways" (PDF). HMSO.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- The Railway Clearing House (1969) [1915]. The Railway Clearing House Official Railway Junction Diagrams 1915 (1969 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-4347-5.
- Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.
External links
- "Glenbuck station". Railscot.