New Cumnock railway station
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![]() New Cumnock railway station, looking towards Auchinleck and Kilmarnock | |
Location | New Cumnock, East Ayrshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°24′08″N 4°11′00″W / 55.4022°N 4.1832°WCoordinates: 55°24′08″N 4°11′00″W / 55.4022°N 4.1832°W |
Grid reference | NS618142 |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | NCK |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Key dates | |
20 May 1850[2] | Opened |
6 December 1965[2] | Closed |
27 May 1991[2] | Reopened by British Rail |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
New Cumnock railway station is a railway station serving the town of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line, 45.5 miles (73.2 km) south west of Glasgow Central.
History[]
At one time all goods trains had to stop here for inspection before proceeding. On the bleak section beyond the station the London, Midland and Scottish Railway constructed water troughs to permit longer non-stop passenger express runs to be included in the schedules of the Scottish Division.[3] The station closed in 1965 but was reopened by British Rail in 1991.
Services[]
As of 2021, there are 8 trains per day in each direction to Glasgow Central and 6 trains to per day to Carlisle on Monday to Saturdays on a mostly 2 hourly frequency; however it's an uneven frequency meaning there are gaps of up to 3 hours at certain times of the day. One of the Carlisle trains extends through to Newcastle, 2 trains per day only go as far as Dumfries. On Sunday a limited service of just 2 trains per day each way operate to Carlisle and Glasgow.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Kirkconnel | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Auchinleck | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Kirkconnel Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Cumnock Line open; station closed |
References[]
2007 views[]
A Glasgow train departing towards Kirkconnel
New Cumnock signal box and the coal transhipment siding on the right
Both platforms in view and looking towards Kirkconnel
A view of the station from the overbridge, looking towards Auchinleck
Sources[]
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
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- Railway stations in East Ayrshire
- Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1991
- Railway stations served by Abellio ScotRail
- SPT railway stations
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- 1991 establishments in Scotland
- Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
- 1850 establishments in Scotland
- New Cumnock
- Scotland railway station stubs