Dreghorn Railway Station

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.

History

The station opened on 28 May 1848,<ref>Wham, page 57</ref> and closed in October 1850.<ref name="butt">Butt, page 82</ref> The station reopened in May 1868,<ref name="butt"/> and closed permanently to passengers on 6 April 1964,<ref name="butt"/> although the line between Irvine and Crosshouse was still in use by trains until October 1965.<ref>Stansfield, page 26</ref>

Gallery

• Percetonjunction.jpg

  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.

References

Notes

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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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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Preceding Station	Historical Railways			Following Station
Springside Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Irvine Line closed, station open

External Links

• Video and commentary on the old Towerlands Tram Road