New Cumnock railway station is a railway station serving the town of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line, 45.5 miles (73.2 km) south west of Glasgow Central.
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![]() New Cumnock railway station, looking towards Auchinleck and Kilmarnock | |
General information | |
Location | New Cumnock, East Ayrshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.4022°N 4.1832°W / 55.4022; -4.1832 |
Grid reference | NS618142 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | NCK |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Key dates | |
20 May 1850[2] | Opened |
6 December 1965[2] | Closed |
27 May 1991[2] | Reopened by British Rail |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
At one time all goods trains had to stop here for inspection before proceeding. On the bleak section beyond the station the London, Midland and Scottish Railway constructed water troughs to permit longer non-stop passenger express runs to be included in the schedules of the Scottish Division.[3] The station closed in 1965 but was reopened by British Rail in 1991.
As of 2021, there are 8 trains per day in each direction to Glasgow Central and 6 trains to per day to Carlisle on Monday to Saturdays on a mostly 2 hourly frequency; however it's an uneven frequency meaning there are gaps of up to 3 hours at certain times of the day. One of the Carlisle trains extends through to Newcastle, 2 trains per day only go as far as Dumfries. On Sunday a limited service of just 2 trains per day each way operate to Carlisle and Glasgow.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Kirkconnel | ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Auchinleck | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Kirkconnel Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Cumnock Line open; station closed |