Dreghorn railway station

Dreghorn
Sign on NCR73 marking the station site, where Station Brae leads over the Annick Water to Dreghorn Parish Church
Location
Place	Dreghorn
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°36′43″N 4°37′11″W / 55.6119°N 4.6196°W / 55.6119; -4.6196Coordinates: 55°36′43″N 4°37′11″W / 55.6119°N 4.6196°W / 55.6119; -4.6196
Grid reference	NS350384
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
28 May 1848	Opened
October 1850	Closed
May 1868	Reopened
6 April 1964	Closed permanently
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Dreghorn railway station was a railway station serving the village of Dreghorn, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. The line forms part of National Cycle Route 73, and the site of the station is marked by signs at the junction with Station Brae, Dreghorn.

History

The station opened on 28 May 1848,^[1] and closed in October 1850.^[2] The station reopened in May 1868,^[2] and closed permanently to passengers on 6 April 1964,^[2] although the line between Irvine and Crosshouse was still in use by trains until October 1965.^[3]

Gallery

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  Near Perceton Junction, outside Dreghorn. Bourtreehill Brickworks sidings and wagons on the left.
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  A row of sleepers near the site of the station in 2007.
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  The site of Dreghorn Station in 2007

References

Notes

1. ↑ Wham, page 57
2. 1 2 3 Butt, page 82
3. ↑ Stansfield, page 26

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 ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5. 
• Wham, Alasdair (1997). The Lost Railway Lines of Ayrshire : Ayrshire Railway Walks. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5027-5. OCLC 38356283. 

External links

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• Video and commentary on the old Towerlands Tram Road