Cronberry railway station

Cronberry
Location
Place	Cronberry
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°28′37″N 4°12′16″W / 55.4770°N 4.2044°W / 55.4770; -4.2044Coordinates: 55°28′37″N 4°12′16″W / 55.4770°N 4.2044°W / 55.4770; -4.2044
Grid reference	NS607225
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
9 August 1848	Opened
10 September 1951	Closed
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Cronberry railway station was a railway station serving the hamlet of Cronberry, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

History

The station opened on 9 August 1848,^[1] and closed on 10 September 1951.^[1] The Annbank-Cronberry line opened for goods on 11 June 1872 and for passengers on 1 July 1872.^[2] The section of the line from Auchinleck to Cronberry, including the Mosshouse viaduct, remained open until December 1976 for coal traffic out of the Gaswater siding.^[3]

References

Notes

1. 1 2 Butt, p. 72
2. ↑ Thomas, Page 261
3. ↑ Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age. Accessed : 2010-04-08.

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. 
• Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. V.6, Scotland. David & Charles : Newton Abbot. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6.