Crosshouse Station
Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Crosshouse Station
Classification Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Knockentibber; Crosshouse Junction; Busby Station; Busby Junction
Canmore ID 135976
Site Number NS33NE 48
NGR NS 3995 3968
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/135976
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Kilmaurs (Kilmarnock And Loudoun)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS33NE 48 3995 3968
Crosshouse Station [NAT]
Busby Junction [NAT]
OS 1:10,560 map, 1897.
This station was situated at the junction of the Irvine - Crosshouse and Dalry Junction - Kilmarnock lines of the former Glasgow and South Western Rly. It was opened (as Busby Station) by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rly on 4 April 1843 and closed on 15 April 1850. It was re-opened as Crosshouse Station on 1 September 1872 and closed to regular passenger traffic on 18 April 1966.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 16 November 1998.
R V J Butt 1995.
