Ryeland Railway Station

Ryeland was a railway station on the Darvel and Strathaven Railway serving a rural area that in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. HistoryOn 4 July 1905 the line opened, thereby connecting the Darvel Branch that ran from Kilmarnock, resulting in the line becoming a through route to Strathaven which was a line jointly run between the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G& SWR) and the Caledonian Railway (CR). The CR owned the Loudounhill to Strathaven section and the G& SWR owned the section from Loudounhill to Darvel and beyondDespite being a through route, no trains ran between Kilmarnock and Strathaven; instead, the two companies took it in turns to run the line between Darvel and Strathaven every six months. Stations were also located at Drumclog and Loudounhill. The line was never successful and closed in 1939 and the track lifted in 1951. The station had a signal box on the platform and a wooden waiting room and ticket office. The station had an island platform and steps from the overbridge gave passengers access. Several sidings with a large goods shed were present. Ryelands Creamery was located nearby. The goods shed and creamery building were still present in 2012. The nominal junction between the Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway was at the county boundary at Loudounhill Station. The closed line was used to store hundreds of damaged railway waggons that were awaiting repair.

Ryeland was a railway station on the Darvel and Strathaven Railway serving a rural area that in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. HistoryOn 4 July 1905 the line opened, thereby connecting the Darvel Branch that ran from Kilmarnock, resulting in the line becoming a through route to Strathaven which was a line jointly run between the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G& SWR) and the Caledonian Railway (CR). The CR owned the Loudounhill to Strathaven section and the G& SWR owned the section from Loudounhill to Darvel and beyondDespite being a through route, no trains ran between Kilmarnock and Strathaven; instead, the two companies took it in turns to run the line between Darvel and Strathaven every six months. Stations were also located at Drumclog and Loudounhill. The line was never successful and closed in 1939 and the track lifted in 1951. The station had a signal box on the platform and a wooden waiting room and ticket office. The station had an island platform and steps from the overbridge gave passengers access. Several sidings with a large goods shed were present. Ryelands Creamery was located nearby. The goods shed and creamery building were still present in 2012. The nominal junction between the Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway was at the county boundary at Loudounhill Station. The closed line was used to store hundreds of damaged railway waggons that were awaiting repair.