Mauchline railway station

Mauchline
Mauchline
General information
Location	Mauchline, Ayrshire; Scotland
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
9 August 1848	Opened as Mauchline
By 1887	Renamed as Mauchline for Catrine
1903	Renamed as Mauchline
6 December 1965	Closed

Mauchline railway station was a railway station serving the town of Mauchline, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

History

The station opened on 9 August 1848. It was renamed Mauchline for Catrine by 1887, and renamed back to Mauchline in 1903. The station closed to passengers on 6 December 1965.^[1]

Today this line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line.

The Garrochburn Goods Depot lay a few miles to the north and until circa 1926 a Mossgiel Tunnel Platform was located just to the north of the tunnel mouth on the Hurlford side.

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 290. OCLC 931112387.

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		Following station
Tarbolton Line open; station closed	Glasgow and South Western Railway Ayr to Mauchline Branch	Connection with GPK&AR at Mauchline Junction
Auchinleck	Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway	Hurlford Line open; station closed
Catrine Line and station closed	Glasgow and South Western Railway Catrine Branch	Connection with GPK&AR at Brownhill Junction

External links

Video and commentary on Mossgiel Tunnel, Air Shaft and Tunnel Cottage.

55°30′32″N 4°22′53″W / 55.5090°N 4.3814°W / 55.5090; -4.3814

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[1] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 290. OCLC 931112387.

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