Glengarnock railway station
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| Glengarnock | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Glengarnock | ||
| Local authority | North Ayrshire | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Grid reference | NS321527 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GLG | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 209,085 | ||
| 2004/05 * | 231,302 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 251,727 | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | SPT | ||
| History | |||
| 21 July 1840 | Opened as Glengarnock and Kilbirnie | ||
| 1 June 1905 | Renamed Glengarnock | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Glengarnock from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway, see Glengarnock High railway station.
Glengarnock railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
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[edit] History
The station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (later part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway) and was named Glengarnock and Kilbirnie.[1] The station was renamed Glengarnock on 1 June 1905 to coincide with the opening of the dedicated Kilbirnie railway station on the Dalry and North Johnstone Line.[1][2] Although this Kilbirnie station closed in 1966,[2] the original station has continued to use only Glengarnock as its name.
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[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalry | First ScotRail |
Lochwinnoch | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Dalry Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Beith Line open; station closed |
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