Auchinleck railway station

Auchinleck
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Location
Place	Auchinleck
Local authority	East Ayrshire
Coordinates
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*
2004/05	35,915
2005/06	37,773
2006/07	39,006
2007/08	35,729
2008/09	39,016
2009/10	37,818
2010/11	48,584
2011/12	55,768
2012/13	57,124
2013/14	55,966
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
* 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.
UK Railways portal

File:Kilmaursauchinleck84.jpg

Inaugural run souvenir ticket for 12 May 1984

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.

History

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.

Services 2015

On Monday to Saturday daytimes, There are 10 trains a day in each direction, 10 go to Glasgow and 9 go 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.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
New Cumnock		Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Kilmarnock
	Historical railways
Cumnock Line open; station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Mauchline Line open; station closed
Commondyke Line and station closed

Views of the station

• Auchinleck railway station - south view.JPG

  Auchinleck, looking towards New Cumnock

• Auchinleck railway station - north view.JPG

  Auchinleck, looking towards Kilmarnock

References

Sources

• Station on navigable O. S. map