Strathaven Central Railway Station

Strathaven Central or Strathaven was a railway station on the Darvel and Strathaven Railway serving the town of Strathaven in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station opened as an extension of the line from Stonehouse and in 1904 was connected with the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway via a link to Strathaven North. It was renamed as 'Strathaven' a few months before closure. HistoryThe routesThe line to Darvel On 4 July 1905 the line from Strathaven opened, connecting to the Darvel Branch that ran from Kilmarnock, resulting in the line becoming a through route. Strathaven Central was the effective terminus of a line that was jointly worked 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 Central; instead, the two companies took it in turns to run the line between Darvel and Strathaven every six months. Stations were also located at Ryeland railway station, by Gilmourton. This was an island platform accessed from the overbridge that still shows where the access was blocked off. and Drumclog and Loudounhill. The line was never successful and closed in 1939 although the Strathaven to Darvel section was used for broken wagons till the end of the war when they were either disposed of or repaired. The track lifted in 1951.

Strathaven Central or Strathaven was a railway station on the Darvel and Strathaven Railway serving the town of Strathaven in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station opened as an extension of the line from Stonehouse and in 1904 was connected with the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway via a link to Strathaven North. It was renamed as 'Strathaven' a few months before closure. HistoryThe routesThe line to Darvel On 4 July 1905 the line from Strathaven opened, connecting to the Darvel Branch that ran from Kilmarnock, resulting in the line becoming a through route. Strathaven Central was the effective terminus of a line that was jointly worked 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 Central; instead, the two companies took it in turns to run the line between Darvel and Strathaven every six months. Stations were also located at Ryeland railway station, by Gilmourton. This was an island platform accessed from the overbridge that still shows where the access was blocked off. and Drumclog and Loudounhill. The line was never successful and closed in 1939 although the Strathaven to Darvel section was used for broken wagons till the end of the war when they were either disposed of or repaired. The track lifted in 1951.