Maybole (old) railway station

Maybole
Location
Place	Maybole
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°21′31″N 4°40′29″W / 55.3585°N 4.6747°WCoordinates: 55°21′31″N 4°40′29″W / 55.3585°N 4.6747°W
Grid reference	NS305104
Operations
Original company	Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
13 October 1856	Opened
24 May 1860	Closed
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Maybole railway station was a railway station serving the village of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway (worked and later owned by the Glasgow and South Western Railway).

History

The station opened on 13 October 1856,^[1] and closed on 24 May 1860 when a new station with the same name opened to the south west on the Maybole and Girvan Railway.^[1]

The station was used as a goods station after closure to passengers.

References

Notes

1. Butt 1995, p. 157

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.