Glengarnock

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Kilbirnie [1st] (1841-1905)
Glengarnock (1905-)

Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.

Station code: GLG National Rail ScotRail
Where: North Ayrshire, Scotland
Opened on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.
Open on the Glasgow to Ayr and Stranraer.

Description

This is a two platform station with an original building on the northbound platform.

The station's goods yard was laid out to the north east of the station (opening after the passenger station). It was on the north/west side of the line. Kilbirnie, for which the station was originally named, was somewhat distant being over a mile to the north. The station was renamed Glengarnock on the opening of the Kilbarchan Loop (Glasgow and South Western Railway) with a Kilbirnie [2nd] station better serving the village and the name Glengarnock was used, appropriate for the nearby Glengarnock Iron Works and the immediate area of the station.

Tags

Station
01/03/2022




News items

24/04/2022Largs and Ayrshire rail disruption to Glasgow [Largs and Millport News]
24/01/2022£4m investment to keep Ayrshire passengers on-track [Network Rail]
23/09/2013Silver award for Glengarnock station [ScotRail]