Beith Town | |
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Beith Town railway station in 1961
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Location | |
Place | Beith |
Area | Ayrshire |
Coordinates | 55°44′50″N 4°38′16″W / 55.7471°N 4.6377°WCoordinates: 55°44′50″N 4°38′16″W / 55.7471°N 4.6377°W |
Grid reference | NS345535 |
Operations | |
Original company | Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
26 June 1873 | Opened as Beith |
28 February 1953 | Renamed Beith Town |
5 November 1962 | Closed to passengers |
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 |
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Beith Town railway station was a railway station serving the town of Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.
The station opened on 26 June 1873 as Beith. It was renamed Beith Town on 28 February 1953, and closed permanently to passengers on 5 November 1962. Freight services continued at the station until 1964. The station was the terminus of a five-mile branch from Lugton.
The station site has since been redeveloped into a housing estate.