Mauchline railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station in Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Mauchline

| status = Disused

| image =

| borough = Mauchline, Ayrshire

| country = Scotland

| platforms = 4

| original = Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

| pregroup = Glasgow and South Western Railway

| years = 9 August 1848

| events = Opened as Mauchline

| years1 = By 1887

| events1 = Renamed as Mauchline for Catrine

| years2 = 1903

| events2 = Renamed as Mauchline

| years3 = 6 December 1965

| events3 = 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.{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M. E.|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=290|oclc=931112387}}

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

{{Reflist}}

  • {{Butt-Stations}}
  • {{Jowett-Atlas}}

{{Historical Rail Start}}

{{rail line

|previous = Tarbolton
Line open; station closed

|next = Connection with GPK&AR
at Mauchline Junction

|route = Glasgow and South Western Railway
Ayr to Mauchline Branch

|col = {{G&SW colour}} |lightcol={{G&SW light}}

}}

{{rail line

|previous = Auchinleck

|next = Hurlford
Line open; station closed

|route = Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

|col = {{G&SW colour}} |lightcol={{G&SW light}}

}}

{{rail line

|previous = Catrine
Line and station closed

|next = Connection with GPK&AR
at Brownhill Junction

|route = Glasgow and South Western Railway
Catrine Branch

|col = {{G&SW colour}} |lightcol={{G&SW light}}

}}

{{end box}}