Tarbolton railway station

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Tarbolton
Location
Location	Tarbolton
Area	South Ayrshire
Operations
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 September 1870	Opened
4 January 1943	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Tarbolton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Ayr to Mauchline Branch of the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened on 1 September 1870, and closed to passengers on 4 January 1943.

Today this line is still open as a freight line.

[edit] References

• 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	Historical Railways			Following station
Annbank Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Ayr to Mauchline Branch		Mauchline Line open; station closed