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Kilkerran railway station

Coordinates: 55°18′13″N 4°41′04″W / 55.3037°N 4.6844°W / 55.3037; -4.6844
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Kilkerran
Station in 2019.
General information
LocationSouth Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°18′13″N 4°41′04″W / 55.3037°N 4.6844°W / 55.3037; -4.6844
Grid referenceNS296043
Platforms2 (upon opening)
1 (upon closing)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMaybole and Girvan Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
24 May 1860 (1860-05-24)Opened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Closed

Kilkerran railway station served an area of rural Ayrshire, Scotland from 1860 to 1965 on the Maybole and Girvan Railway.

History

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The station opened on 24 May 1860 by the Maybole and Girvan Railway. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 September 1965.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 247. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Kilkerran Station". Canmore. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Maybole
Line open, station open
  Maybole and Girvan Railway   Dailly
Line open, station closed