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Kilwinning East railway station was a train station, railway station serving the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
The station opened on 3 September 1888 and was simply known as Kilwinning.Butt, page 133 It closed between 1 January 1917 and 1 February 1919 due to First World War, wartime economy, and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Kilwinning East on 2 June 1924. The station closed permanently to regular passenger traffic on 4 July 1932.
Today there is no trace of this station, and the site is occupied by Caley House (named after L&AR owners Caledonian Railway) and the Cornerstone Church. Garnock Viaduct at the extreme north of the town is the only physical reminder that Kilwinning was once served by this line.
History
The station opened on 3 September 1888 and was simply known as Kilwinning.Butt, page 133 It closed between 1 January 1917 and 1 February 1919 due to First World War, wartime economy, and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Kilwinning East on 2 June 1924. The station closed permanently to regular passenger traffic on 4 July 1932.
Today there is no trace of this station, and the site is occupied by Caley House (named after L&AR owners Caledonian Railway) and the Cornerstone Church. Garnock Viaduct at the extreme north of the town is the only physical reminder that Kilwinning was once served by this line.
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* * Views of Kilwinning. 1910. Pub. Mrs. Brotherston, Kilwinning. {{end box Disused railway stations in North Ayrshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1888 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1932 Former Caledonian Railway stations