Auchinleck railway station

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Auchinleck
Location
Place	Auchinleck
Local authority	East Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°28′11″N 4°17′41″W / 55.4698, -4.2948Coordinates: 55°28′11″N 4°17′41″W / 55.4698, -4.2948
Grid reference	NS549219
Operations
Station code	AUK
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2005/06 *	37,773
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
9 August 1848	Opened
6 December 1965	Closed
12 May 1984	Reopened
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Auchinleck from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Auchinleck railway station is a railway station in the town of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.

Contents 1 History 2 References 2.1 Notes 2.2 Sources

[edit] History

The station was opened on 9 August 1848 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.^[1] The station closed to passengers on 6 December 1965, however it was reopened on 12 May 1984.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, p. 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. 

• Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
New Cumnock		First ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Kilmarnock
Historical Railways
Cumnock Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Mauchline Line open; station closed
Commondyke Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway