Barrhill: Southbound platform at Barrhill on 31 May 2007.
John Furnevel 31/05/2007
Barrhill
Location type
StationName and dates
Barrhill (1877-)Station code: BRL National Rail ScotRail
Where: South Ayrshire, Scotland
Opened on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway.
Open on the Glasgow to Ayr and Stranraer.
Description
This is a two platform station with a loop which breaks the single track section between Girvan and Pinwherry. The station building is on the southbound platform and there is a wooden waiting room on the northbound platform. Crossing between the platforms is by a walkway crossing at the south end of the station.
There is a small car park, really just the approach road. Update - a car park will be built (announced March 2022).
The goods yard was laid out on the east side of the line, south of the station loop, connected to the southbound line.
The original box was replaced in 1907. The present signal box is from Portpatrick, relocated here in 1935 after the Barrhill box burned down. Tablet instruments are in the station building. The signal box was shortened for use here.
The goods loading bank remains, although there is no siding.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
01/03/2022
Facilities
Bike rackFree parking
Unstaffed
| Nearby stations Chirmorie [Private] Pinwherry Pinmore Glenwhilly Ballantrae Girvan Girvan (Old) New Luce Grangeston Halt Killochan Dailly Cairn Point YMCA Kirkcowan Innermessan | Lig Burn Viaduct Chirmorie Summit Chirmorie Cairn Pinwherry Viaduct Laggansarroch Viaduct Keepers Bridge Kinclair Viaduct Pinmore Tunnel Tourist/other Cairnlea No 2 Level Crossing Cairnlea No 1 Level Crossing Miltonise Level Crossing Markdhu No 1 Level Crossing Laggangarn Standing Stones Marklach No 1 Level Crossing Marklach No 3 Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 28/12/1908 | Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway Southbound train becomes snowed in a mile south of Barrhill. Passengers are trapped in carriages for two nights. |
| / /1935 | Portpatrick Railway Stranraer to Portpatrick starts to be operated as one engine in steam. Portpatrick signal box is moved to Barrhill on the former Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. |
| / /1939 | Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway Due to wartime traffic, Pinmore, Pinwherry, Barrhill and New Luce loops lengthened to 12 carriages. Bryson tablet exchange introduced. |
| /03/2000 | Girvan and Portpatrick Railway Timber siding proposed at Barrhill. |
| /01/2006 | Girvan and Portpatrick Railway JST Services (Rail) awarded Freight Facilities Grant for timber trains from Barrhill. New railhead to be built and Freight Multiple Unit (FMU) with on-board crane purchased. |
