Gatehead
The remains of the station platform in early 2007
General information
Location	Gatehead, Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°35′39″N 4°33′17″W / 55.5943°N 4.5547°W / 55.5943; -4.5547
Grid reference	NS390363
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 July 1812	Opened[1]
3 March 1969	Closed[1]

Gatehead railway station was a railway station serving the village of Gatehead, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

History

The station was opened on 6 July 1812 by the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway.^[1] The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway took over management of the station (and its line) on 16 July 1846,^[2] while its successor, the Glasgow and South Western Railway, took over full ownership in 1899.^[3] The station closed on 3 March 1969.^[1]

A coal train from the 'Troon' end of the line

Today Gatehead station has a single platform intact (although overgrown). The line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line and the station's level crossing is still in use, allowing road traffic on the A759 to cross the line.

Laigh Milton Viaduct, Scotland's oldest railway viaduct, is nearby, but not in use as the railway was realigned in 1846.

Views of the railway at Gatehead

• 
  A coal train heading up to Kilmarnock
• 
  Looking towards the River Irvine and Old Rome
• 
  Looking towards the Cochrane Inn and Crosshouse

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