The Darvel and Strathaven Railway linked, with the Darvel Branch to the former

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in Scotland to allow trains to travel between Kilmarnock and

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotl ...

History

On 4 July 1905 the line opened, connecting with the Darvel Branch, which became a through line to

Strathaven Strathaven (; from gd, Strath Aibhne ) is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is the largest settlement in Avondale. It is south of Hamilton. The Powmillon Burn runs through the town centre, and joins the Avon Water to the ...

which was a jointly run line between the Glasgow and South Western Railway and the

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.Wham, page 47 However, despite being a through line, no trains ever ran between Kilmarnock and Strathaven;Stansfield, page 20 instead, the two companies took it in turns to run the line between Darvel and Strathaven every six months. The line was never successful and closed in 1939. Evidence of the line still exists today in the form of many embankment, bridges and cuttings along the route.

Connections to other lines

* Darvel Branch west of Darvel * Mid Lanarks Lines of the

at Strathaven *

Hamilton and Strathaven Railway The Hamilton and Strathaven Railway was a historic railway in Scotland. It ran from a junction with the Hamilton Branch of the Caledonian Railway to a terminus at Strathaven. The railway was worked from the start by the Caledonian Railway, who a ...

at Strathaven

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RAILSCOT on Darvel and Strathaven Railway
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