Crosshouse railway station was a

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serving the village of

Knockentiber Knockentiber (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cnoc an Tobair'', hill of the well) is a village in East Ayrshire, Parish of Kilmaurs, Scotland. Knockentiber is west-northwest of Kilmarnock and northeast of Crosshouse. Latitude:55.6193°N Longitude:4.5455°W a ...

and nearby Crosshouse, East Ayrshire,

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. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

History

The station opened on 4 April 1843 as Busby.Butt, p. 50 Busby station had a short life and closed on 15 April 1850, however the station reopened as Crosshouse (then as part of the

Glasgow and South Western Railway The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) was a railway company in Scotland. It served a triangular area of south-west Scotland between Glasgow, Stranraer and Carlisle. It was formed on 28 October 1850 by the merger of two earlier railway ...

) on 1 September 1872. Crosshouse and its four platforms served as a junction station, allowing travel to Kilmarnock from the directions of both

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and Dalry.Stansfield, p. 18 The Irvine service was withdrawn on 6 April 1964, with the station closing permanently to passengers on 18 April 1966,Butt, p. 72 although the line was still in use by freight trains and diverted passenger trains until 23 October 1973.

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*Butt, R. V. J. (1995). ''The Directory of Railway Stations''. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. . *Stansfield, G. (1999). ''Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways'', Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. . {{coord, 55.6244, -4.5429, type:railwaystation_region:GB, display=title Disused railway stations in East Ayrshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1843 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1872 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in Scotland 1843 establishments in Scotland

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