Dreghorn railway station was a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

serving the village of

Dreghorn Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock. It is sited on a ridge between two rivers. As archaeological excavations near the village centre have found a signifi ...

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. The station was originally part of the

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR) was a railway in Scotland that provided train services between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr. It opened its first line, between Glasgow and Ayr, in stages from 1839 to 1840. The section b ...

. The line forms part of National Cycle Route 73, and the site of the station is marked by signs at the junction with Station Brae, Dreghorn.

History

The station opened on 28 May 1848, and closed in October 1850.Butt, page 82 The station reopened in May 1868, and closed permanently to passengers on 6 April 1964, although the line between

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and

Crosshouse Crosshouse is a village in East Ayrshire about west of Kilmarnock. It grew around the cross-roads of the main Kilmarnock to Irvine road, once classified as the A71 but now reduced in status to the B7081, with a secondary road (the B751) running ...

was still in use by trains until October 1965.Stansfield, page 26

Gallery

Image:Percetonjunction.jpg, Near Perceton Junction, outside Dreghorn. Bourtreehill Brickworks sidings and wagons on the left. Image:Dreghorn railway station sleepers 2007.jpg, A row of sleepers near the site of the station in 2007. Image:Dreghorn railway station 2007.jpg, The site of Dreghorn Station in 2007

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Video and commentary on the old Towerlands Tram Road
Disused railway stations in North Ayrshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in Scotland Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Irvine, North Ayrshire