Auchinleck railway station

Auchinleck
Location
Place	Auchinleck
Local authority	East Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°28′11″N 4°17′44″W / 55.4698°N 4.2955°W / 55.4698; -4.2955Coordinates: 55°28′11″N 4°17′44″W / 55.4698°N 4.2955°W / 55.4698; -4.2955
Grid reference	NS549219
Operations
Station code	AUK
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12	55,768
2012/13	57,124
2013/14	55,966
2014/15	62,658
2015/16	61,986
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
9 August 1848	Opened
6 December 1965	Closed
12 May 1984	Reopened by British Rail
National Rail – UK railway stations
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Auchinleck from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Auchinleck railway station is a railway station in the town of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. It is also the nearest station to the larger town of Cumnock.

The station was opened on 9 August 1848 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, then joining the Glasgow and South Western Railway it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948, it was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 6 December 1965. It was reopened on 12 May 1984.

On Monday through Saturday, there are 10 trains a day in each direction, 10 of which go to Glasgow and 9 to Carlisle (three extend to Newcastle) while the last service terminates at Dumfries. On Sundays, only 2 trains per day operate to both Carlisle and Glasgow.

Auchinleck, looking towards New Cumnock

Auchinleck, looking towards Kilmarnock

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