Auchenmade railway station

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Auchenmade
Location
Location Near Auchentiber
Area Ayrshire
Coordinates 55°42′04″N 4°38′20″W / 55.7010, -4.6389Coordinates: 55°42′04″N 4°38′20″W / 55.7010, -4.6389
Grid reference NS342484
Operations
Original company Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Platforms 2
History
3 September 1888 Opened
1 January 1917 Closed
1 February 1919 Reopened
4 July 1932 Closed to regular services
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Auchenmade railway station was a railway station approximately three miles north-east of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It served the hamlet of Auchentiber and the surrounding rural area as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

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[edit] History

The station opened on 3 September 1888.[1] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to wartime economy,[1] and closed permanently on 4 July 1932.[1]

The platforms of Auchenmade station remain intact today.

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt, page 21

[edit] Sources

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 


Preceding station Historical Railways Following station
Kilwinning
Line and station closed		   Caledonian Railway

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

   Giffen
Line and station closed