Auchinleck railway station
Auchinleck  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Auchinleck |
| Local authority | East Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°28′11″N 4°17′44″W / 55.4698°N 4.2955°WCoordinates: 55°28′11″N 4°17′44″W / 55.4698°N 4.2955°W |
| Grid reference | NS549219 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AUK |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 48,584 |
| 2011/12 |
55,768 |
| 2012/13 |
57,124 |
| 2013/14 |
 55,966 |
| 2014/15 |
62,658 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| 9 August 1848 | Opened |
| 6 December 1965 | Closed |
| 12 May 1984 | Reopened by British Rail |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Auchinleck from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Auchinleck railway station is a railway station in the town of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. It is also the nearest station to the larger town of Cumnock.
History
The station was opened on 9 August 1848 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway,[1] then joining the Glasgow and South Western Railway it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948, it was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 6 December 1965. It was reopened on 12 May 1984.[1]
Services 2016
On Monday through Saturday, there are 10 trains a day in each direction, 10 of which go to Glasgow and 9 to Carlisle (three extend to Newcastle) while the last service terminates at Dumfries. On Sundays, only 2 trains per day operate to both Carlisle and Glasgow.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| New Cumnock | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Kilmarnock | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Cumnock Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Mauchline Line open; station closed | ||
| Commondyke Line and station closed |
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Views of the station
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Auchinleck, looking towards New Cumnock
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Auchinleck, looking towards Kilmarnock
References
Notes
- 1 2 Butt, p. 21
- ↑ Table 216 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O. S. map