Springside railway station

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Springside
The site of Springside in 2007
Location
Location	Springside
Area	Ayrshire
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
1890	Opened
6 April 1964	Closed permanently
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Springside railway station was a railway station serving the village of Springside, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 Footnotes 4 References

[edit] History

The station opened in 1890,^[1] and closed permanently to passengers on 6 April 1964.^[2][3] Also known as Springside Halt, this station had no freight facilities.^[1] The line between Irvine and Crosshouse continued to be used by trains until October 1965.^[4]

[edit] Gallery

The station looking towards Dreghorn in the 19th century.

An 'occasion' at the station in the 19th century.

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} Wham, page 57
2. ^ Butt, page 218
3. ^ Springside's Auld Lang Syne (2002). Springside Women's Health Group. P. 2.
4. ^ Stansfield, page 26

[edit] References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.
• Wham, A. (1997). The Lost Railways of Ayrshire. G.C. Book Publishers Ltd, Wigtown. ISBN 1-872350-27-5.

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Crosshouse Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Dreghorn Line and station closed