Pinmore railway station

Pinmore
Pinmore
	The site of the station, looking south towards Pinwherry, in 2019
General information
Location	Pinmore, South Ayrshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55°11′22″N 4°49′26″W / 55.1894°N 4.8239°W
Grid reference	NX203919
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
5 October 1877	Opened
7 February 1882	Closed
16 February 1882	Reopened
12 April 1886	Closed again
14 June 1886	Reopened
6 September 1965	Closed

Pinmore railway station served the hamlet of Pinmore, South Ayrshire, Scotland from 1877 to 1965 on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway.

History edit

The station opened on 5 October 1877 by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. To the west was the goods yard and to the northeast was the signal box. The station closed on 7 February 1882 but reopened nine days later on 16 February 1882. It closed again on 12 April 1886, reopened on 14 June 1886 and finally closed on 6 September 1965.^[1]^[2]

The local folklore legend known as "The Charles" also is said to have visited the station in March 1886. ^{[citation needed]}

References edit

^ "Pinmore Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ 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. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links edit

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Girvan Line and station open		Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway		Pinwherry Line open, station closed

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[PinmoreStationInfo-1] "Pinmore Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[2] 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. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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