Lugton railway station

Lugton railway station was a railway station serving the hamlet of Lugton, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.

For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway, see Lugton High railway station.

Lugton
General information
LocationLugton, Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.7435°N 4.5274°W / 55.7435; -4.5274
Grid referenceNS414529
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
27 March 1871Opened
7 November 1966Closed to passengers

History

The station opened on 27 March 1871,[1] and closed permanently to passengers on 7 November 1966.[1]

Today the line still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line.

Current operations

Today the line to Beith (now singled and heavily overgrown) is still in existence until just before the site of Barrmill railway station, where it then heads south along the original route of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway until it reaches DM Beith. DM Beith reportedly no longer require the rail connection and its removal at Lugton has allowed an extension of the proposed dynamic loop on the Glasgow South Western Line, which had been planned to run only between Dunlop and Stewarton stations. The loop allows half-hourly services to run between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.[2]

The new 5 1/3-mile double-track loop portion was duly commissioned in September 2009, with the old Beith line disconnected as part of the work. The section is under the control of Lugton signal box and is designed for bi-directional operation.

References

Notes
  1. Butt, page 151
  2. Johnson, page 1

Sources
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Johnson, I. (4 March 2005). "Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan & Transportation Committee Report" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2006.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Barrmill
Line and station closed		   Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
   Caldwell
Line open; station closed
Dunlop   Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
  


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