Kilbirnie Junction
Location type
JunctionNames and dates
Kilbirnie Junction (1889-1930)Kilbirnie Junction (1943-1953)
Opened on the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
Description
At this junction the Kilbirnie (South) branch (1889) left the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway main line (1888). Giffen station was immediately north east of the junction.
The line to Kilbirnie closed in 1930. The main line closed to regular passenger services in 1932.
The branch reopened from Giffen in 1943 with the establishment of RNAD Beith. An exchange yard was laid in on the branch line at the junction and sidings laid into the new depot.
The main line was reduced to a single track in 1950 and the junction box closed. It was replaced with a ground frame.
In 1953 the main line south to Kilwinning East and Eglinton Slag Processing closed completely.
The line into the depot fell out of use in the late 1980s and is now very overgrown. At the junction site track is buried.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Giffen Barrmill Auchenmade Brackenhills Beith Town Glengarnock Glengarnock High Dunlop Beith North Kilbirnie [2nd] Kilbirnie (South) Lugton High Lugton Dalry Dalry Junction [Station] | Barr Colliery Pit No 2 Round Hill Quarry Round Hill Limekiln Barr Colliery Pit No 1 Giffen Junction Giffenmill Viaduct Birsieknowe Ironstone Pit No 1 Giffen Coal Pit No 1 Dockra Ironstone Pit No 1 Giffenmill Quarry Giffenmill Siding Barrmill Junction Giffen Quarry Dockra Quarry Tourist/other DSDA Beith |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 04/09/1888 | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Kilbirnie Junction station opened. |
| / /1889 | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Kilbirnie Junction renamed Giffen. |
Books
 Forgotten Railways: Scotland |
