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Glenbuck railway station served the village of Glenbuck in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Glenbuck
Site of former Glenbuck station
General information
Location	East Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.5354°N 3.9837°W / 55.5354; -3.9837
Grid reference	NS749286
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
by October 1875	Opened
4 August 1952	Closed

Opening

The Caledonian Railway extended a line from Douglas to Muirkirk (on the Glasgow and South Western Railway), opening it for freight on 1 January 1873. The line was opened to passengers on 1 June 1874 with the Caledonian Railway having running powers from Muirkirk Junction to Muirkirk.[1][2]

The station opened sometime before October 1875 as from that time it appeared in Bradshaw's timetables.[3]

Location

The station had a single platform to the north of the single track railway, two goods sidings to the west and one to the east all north of the running line. [4] The siding to the east had been removed and one of the western ones extended by 1908.[5]

To the east of the station the line went over a causeway skirting the edge of Glenbuck Loch.[6]

Closure

The station closed on 4 August 1952.[3] The line remained open for passengers and freight until 5 October 1964, when it closed, a casualty of the programme of closures advocated by the Beeching Report.[7][8]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Inches Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway		Muirkirk Glasgow and South Western Railway Line and station closed

References

Citations

Bibliography

External links

• "Glenbuck station". Railscot.

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