Beith Town | |
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![]() Beith Town railway station | |
General information | |
Location |
Beith,
Ayrshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°44′50″N 4°38′16″W / 55.7471°N 4.6377°W |
Grid reference | NS345535 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
26 June 1873 | Opened as Beith |
28 February 1953 | Renamed Beith Town |
5 November 1962 | Closed to passengers |
Beith Town railway station was a railway station serving the town of Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.
The station opened on 26 June 1873 as Beith. [1] It was renamed Beith Town on 28 February 1953, [1] and closed permanently to passengers on 5 November 1962. [1] Freight services continued at the station until 1964. [2] The station was the terminus of a five-mile branch from Lugton. [2]
The station site has since been redeveloped into a housing estate.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus |
Caledonian and
Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Barrmill Line and station closed |