New Cumnock railway station
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.
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 New Cumnock railway station, looking towards Auchinleck and Kilmarnock | |
| Location | New Cumnock, East Ayrshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.4022°N 4.1832°W |
| Grid reference | NS618142 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | NCK |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 20 May 1850[2] | Opened |
| 6 December 1965[2] | Closed |
| 27 May 1991[2] | Reopened by British Rail |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  28,416 |
| 2016/17 | 26,604 |
| 2017/18 |  26,696 |
| 2018/19 | 28,280 |
| 2019/20 | 25,566 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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.[3] 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 (two early morning trains originate from Dumfries and two terminate there in the evening, whilst another service from Glasgow terminates here but returns north out of service as empty coaching stock). One afternoon southbound train continues through to Newcastle Central via the Tyne Valley line.
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
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt 1995, p. 169.
- Robin, G. H. (1962), The Nith Valley Route. The Railway Magazine, January P. 26.
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
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
