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Powharnal Opencast

/ /2005	Muirkirk Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Work begins on re-instating the Auchinleck to Cronberry to Powharnal Opencast (Gaswater) line. This work was aborted following the survey and pegging out of the centreline of the route.
27/05/2008	Muirkirk Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Demolition approved by East Ayrshire Council for British Railways Board (Residual) of the Mosshouse Viaduct over the Bellow Water by Cronberry. The viaduct was in poor condition and would need replaced should the Powharnal Opencast line be re-opened. The viaduct was demolished by the end of the year 2008.

Nearby stations Cairntable Halt Cronberry Lugar Muirkirk [1st] Muirkirk [2nd] Commondyke Cumnock [2nd] Cumnock [1st] Auchinleck New Cumnock Catrine Dumfries House Glenbuck Skares Loudounhill	Wellwood Shed Powharnal Drift Mine Wellwood Opencast Disposal Centre Sidings Welltrees Mine No 4 Welltrees Siding Welltrees Mine No 3 Powharnal Opencast Extension Cronberry Moor Mine Wellwood Pit Gasswater Barytes Loading Pad Stonebriggs Pit No 2 Wellwood Pits Wellwood Iron stone mine Tourist/other Wellwood Signal Box [2nd] Wellwood Siding Signal Box
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.