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Maybole Junction railway station
Maybole Junction railway station was a railway station located between Alloway and Dalrymple in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway (worked and later owned by the Glasgow and South Western Railway).
Maybole Junction | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Near Dalrymple, Ayrshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°25′03″N 4°35′49″W / 55.4174°N 4.5969°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Ayr and Dalmellington Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 October 1856 | opened |
| 1 December 1859 | closed |
History edit
The station opened on 13 October 1856,[1] and closed 1 December 1859.[1] Remained open for goods traffic only for many years afterwards when it was renamed Dalrymple Junction.[2]
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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.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalrymple Line open, station closed | Glasgow and South Western Railway Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway | Ayr Line and station open | ||
| Hollybush Line and station closed | Glasgow and South Western Railway Ayr and Dalmellington Railway | |||