Cronberry railway station

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.

Cronberry
Site of Cronberry station
General information
LocationCronberry, Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°28′37″N 4°12′16″W / 55.4770°N 4.2044°W / 55.4770; -4.2044
Grid referenceNS607225
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
9 August 1848Opened
10 September 1951Closed

History edit

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]

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Sources edit

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. V.6, Scotland. David & Charles : Newton Abbot. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Muirkirk
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
  Lugar
Line and station closed
Cumnock
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Ayr and Cumnock Branch
  Connection with
GPK&AR

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