For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway was a railway company in Scotland built in the late 19th century that provided services between Ardrossan and Glasgow, with branches to Irvine and Kilbirnie. The line was operated by the Caledonian Railway with an aim to compete with the Glasgow and South...

 see Lugton High railway station

Lugton High railway station

Lugton High railway station was a railway station serving the hamlet of Lugton, East Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.- History :The station opened on 1 May 1903 and was simply known as Lugton...

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Lugton railway station was a railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 serving the hamlet of Lugton

Lugton

Lugton is a small village or hamlet in East Ayrshire, Scotland with a population of 80 people. The A736 road runs through on its way from Glasgow, to the north, to Irvine in North Ayrshire. Uplawmoor is the first settlement on this 'Lochlibo Road' to the north and Burnhouse is to the south...

, East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway

Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway

The Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway was a railway co-owned by Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway and was an amalgation of two different lines: the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway and the Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.-Glasgow, Barrhead and...

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History

The station opened on 27 March 1871, and closed permanently to passengers on 7 November 1966.

Today the line still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line

Glasgow South Western Line

The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride.- History :...

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However the Station Lands and Building(s) are now private property and not accessible to the general public.The Station and adjoining lands are now on the market for re-development subject to planning-(Jan 2011)

Current operations

Today the line to Beith (now singled) is still in existence until just before the site of Barrmill railway station

Barrmill railway station

Barrmill railway station was a railway station serving the village of Barrmill, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.- History :...

, where it then heads south along the original route of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway was a railway company in Scotland built in the late 19th century that provided services between Ardrossan and Glasgow, with branches to Irvine and Kilbirnie. The line was operated by the Caledonian Railway with an aim to compete with the Glasgow and South...

 until it reaches DM Beith. DM Beith reportly no longer require the rail connection and its removal at Lugton could allow an extension of the proposed dynamic loop on the Glasgow South Western Line, which had been planned to run only between Dunlop and Stewarton stations. The loop would allow half-hourly services to run between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.

Sources

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.