Parkhouse Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Parkhouse Junction (1878-1969)Opened on the Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway).
Description
This junction opened in 1878 when a triangular junction opened at the south end of the Largs branch.
This was the northern apex of the triangle where lines from Castlehill Junction (the western apex by Ardrossan Town) met the lines from Ardrossan Shed [GSW] [2nd] (to the south) and Holm Junction (the eastern apex by Ardrossan South Beach).
The original box appears to have been replaced. It was located on the east side of the junction.
The curve from Castlehill Junction closed in 1969, the box survived until 1972.
Tags
Junction04/03/2021
| Nearby stations Ardrossan North Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan Town Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier Ardrossan Harbour Ardrossan Harbour [1st] Saltcoats North Saltcoats [2nd] Saltcoats Saltcoats [1st] Stevenston Moorpark Stevenston Ardeer Platform Kilwinning Byres Kilwinning | Ardrossan Shed [GSW] [2nd] Ardrossan North Goods Ardrossan North Shed Castlehill Junction Holm Junction Ardrossan Refinery Ardrossan Shed [GSW] [1st] Ardrossan Yard Laighdykes Pit Tourist/other Ardrossan Castle Eglinton Dock Seafield House [Ardrossan] Ardrossan Harbour Signal Box Ardrossan Staiths [1st] Ardrossan Old Dock |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/01/1968 | Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Ardrossan Castlehill Junction to Parkhouse Junction closed to passengers. |
| 30/09/1969 | Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Ardrossan Castlehill Junction to Parkhouse Junction closed to freight. |
Books
 Gourock to Largs Coast Through Time |  Largs 1895: Ayrshire Sheet 03.12 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Ayrshire) |  Old Largs |  Old West Kilbride |
