Barleith railway station

Barleith railway station was a railway station near Hurlford, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was built by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on their Darvel Branch line.

Barleith
Location
Place	Near Hurlford
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55.593°N 4.450°W / 55.593; -4.450
Operations
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	1
History
pre 1904	Opened
1944	Renamed Barleith Halt
January 1954	Renamed Barleith
6 April 1964	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station was opened some time before 1904.[1] It was renamed Barleith Halt in 1944,[1] but was renamed back to Barleith in January 1954.[1] The station closed permanently to passengers on 6 April 1964.[1]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Galston Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Darvel Branch		Hurlford Line and station closed

References

Notes

1. Butt, page 27

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.