Kilkerran railway station

Kilkerran railway station served an area of rural Ayrshire, Scotland from 1860 to 1965 on the Maybole and Girvan Railway.

Kilkerran
Station in 2019.
General information
LocationSouth Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°18′13″N 4°41′04″W / 55.3037°N 4.6844°W / 55.3037; -4.6844
Grid referenceNS296043
Platforms2 (upon opening)
1 (upon closing)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMaybole and Girvan Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
24 May 1860 (1860-05-24)Opened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Closed

History edit

The station opened on 24 May 1860 by the Maybole and Girvan Railway. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 September 1965.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 247. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Kilkerran Station". Canmore. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

External links edit

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Maybole
Line open, station open
  Maybole and Girvan Railway   Dailly
Line open, station closed