Barleith railway station was a
railway station
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near
Hurlford
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,
East Ayrshire
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,
Scotland
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. The station was built by the
Glasgow and South Western Railway
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on their
Darvel Branch
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History
The line was built in stag ...
line.
History
The station was opened some time before 1904.
[Butt, page 27] It was renamed Barleith Halt in 1944,
but was renamed back to Barleith in January 1954.
The station closed permanently to passengers on 6 April 1964.
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Disused railway stations in East Ayrshire
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1904
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
Beeching closures in Scotland
Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
1904 establishments in Scotland
1964 disestablishments in Scotland