The station closed to passengers almost exactly forty one years after opening on 1 December 1930,[1] with freight services withdrawing on the same day.[2] By 1936 the station remained intact but was already overgrown.[3]
Nothing remains of the station today.
Servicesedit
A shuttle service ran from this station to Giffen and back, with around nine return journeys per day during the week and an extra two on Saturdays.[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. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN1-8403-3077-5.
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kilbirnie, south, railway, station, station, former, dalry, north, johnstone, line, kilbirnie, railway, station, railway, station, serving, town, kilbirnie, north, ayrshire, scotland, part, lanarkshire, ayrshire, railway, kilbirnie, southgeneral, informationlo. For the station on the former Dalry and North Johnstone Line see Kilbirnie railway station Kilbirnie South railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilbirnie North Ayrshire Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway L amp AR Kilbirnie SouthGeneral informationLocationKilbirnie AyrshireScotlandCoordinates55 45 21 N 4 40 53 W 55 7559 N 4 6815 W 55 7559 4 6815Grid referenceNS317546Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLanarkshire and Ayrshire RailwayPre groupingCaledonian RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates2 December 1889Opened as Kilbirnie2 June 1924Renamed Kilbirnie South1 December 1930Closed Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 SourcesHistory edit nbsp A level crossing gate on Mill Road on the old branch from near the station to Dennyholm Mill in Kilbirnie The station opened 2 December 1889 and was simply known as Kilbirnie 1 Upon the grouping of the L amp AR into the London Midland and Scottish Railway LMS in 1923 the station was renamed Kilbirnie South on 2 June 1924 1 The name change was to avoid confusion with the Glasgow and South Western Railway s nearby station of the same name which was also incorporated into the LMS The station closed to passengers almost exactly forty one years after opening on 1 December 1930 1 with freight services withdrawing on the same day 2 By 1936 the station remained intact but was already overgrown 3 Nothing remains of the station today Services editA shuttle service ran from this station to Giffen and back with around nine return journeys per day during the week and an extra two on Saturdays 2 Preceding station Historical railways Following stationTerminus Caledonian RailwayLanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway GlengarnockLine and station closedReferences editNotes edit a b c Butt p 131 a b Stansfield p 28 Stansfield p 27 Sources edit 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 ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Jowett Alan March 1989 Jowett s Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland From Pre Grouping to the Present Day 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 086 0 OCLC 22311137 Stansfield G 1999 Ayrshire amp Renfrewshire s Lost Railways Ochiltree Stenlake Publishing ISBN 1 8403 3077 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kilbirnie South railway station amp oldid 1135928102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
