New Cumnock railway station
New Cumnock  | |
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A train arriving from Carlisle | |
| Location | |
| Place | New Cumnock |
| Local authority | East Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°24′08″N 4°11′00″W / 55.4022°N 4.1832°WCoordinates: 55°24′08″N 4°11′00″W / 55.4022°N 4.1832°W |
| Grid reference | NS618142 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NCK |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 21,338 |
| 2005/06 |
 23,088 |
| 2006/07 |
 21,780 |
| 2007/08 |
19,886 |
| 2008/09 |
23,090 |
| 2009/10 |
22,068 |
| 2010/11 |
27,730 |
| 2011/12 |
28,008 |
| 2012/13 |
28,520 |
| 2013/14 |
27,182 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
| 20 May 1850[1] | Opened |
| 6 December 1965[1] | Closed |
| 27 May 1991[1] | 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 New Cumnock from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
New Cumnock railway station is a railway station serving the town of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line, 45.5 miles (73.2 km) south west of Glasgow Central.
History
At one time all goods trains had to stop here for inspection before proceeding. On the bleak section beyond the station the London, Midland and Scottish Railway constructed water troughs to permit longer non-stop passenger express runs to be included in the schedules of the Scottish Division.[2] The station closed in 1965 but was reopened by British Rail in 1991.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is a two-hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to Carlisle with three trains per day that continue through to Newcastle via the Tyne Valley Line.[3]
Sundays two trains a day travel in each direction towards Glasgow Central and Carlisle.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkconnel | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Auchinleck | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Kirkconnel Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Cumnock Line open; station closed | ||
References
2007 views
A Glasgow train departing towards Kirkconnel
New Cumnock signal box and the coal transhipment siding on the right
Both platforms in view and looking towards Kirkconnel
A view of the station from the overbridge, looking towards Auchinleck
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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.