Gatehead railway station
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Gatehead railway station was a railway station
serving the village of Gatehead, East Ayrshire
, Scotland
.
. The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
took over management of the station (and its line) on 16 July 1846, while its successor, the Glasgow and South Western Railway
, took over full ownership in 1899. The station closed on 3 March 1969.
Today Gatehead station has a single platform intact (although overgrown). The line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line
and the station's level crossing
is still in use, allowing road traffic on the A759 to cross the line.
Laigh Milton Viaduct
, Scotland's oldest railway viaduct, is nearby, but not in use as the railway was realigned in 1846.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
serving the village of Gatehead, East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
History
The station was opened on 6 July 1812 by the Kilmarnock and Troon RailwayKilmarnock and Troon Railway
The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway was the first railway line in Scotland authorised by Act of Parliament, in 1808; the engineer was William Jessop. It was the first railway in Scotland to use a steam locomotive; and it was the only one in Scotland for fourteen years...
. The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway was a railway in Scotland that provided train services between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr. For a short period, it also provided West Coast services between Glasgow and London. Opened in stages between 1839 and 1848, the line ran from Paisley in the...
took over management of the station (and its line) on 16 July 1846, while its successor, the Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway
The Glasgow and South Western Railway , one of the pre-grouping railway companies, served a triangular area of south-west Scotland, between Glasgow, Stranraer and Carlisle...
, took over full ownership in 1899. The station closed on 3 March 1969.
Glasgow South Western Line
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride.- History :...
and the station's level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
is still in use, allowing road traffic on the A759 to cross the line.
Laigh Milton Viaduct
Laigh Milton Viaduct
Laigh Milton Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Laigh Milton mill at Gatehead in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies in the parishes of Kilmaurs and Dundonald, at map reference: NS 3834 3690. The viaduct was closed in 1846 when the railway line was realigned.- Laigh Milton viaduct :The stone viaduct...
, Scotland's oldest railway viaduct, is nearby, but not in use as the railway was realigned in 1846.