Commondyke | |
|---|---|
 Old platforms and trackbed at Commondyke | |
| General information | |
| Location | Commondyke & Birnieknowe, Ayrshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°28′22″N 4°15′11″W / 55.4728°N 4.25293°W |
| Grid reference | NS576221 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 9 August 1848[1] | Opened |
| 3 July 1950 | Closed |
Commondyke railway station was a railway station on the Muirkirk branch that served the mining village, farms and community of Commondyke and Birnieknowe, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway[1] before passing to the Glasgow and South-Western Railway, then the London, Midland and Scottish upon grouping and closing under British Railways. Passenger services to Muirkirk station ceased in 1950.[2]
- ^ a b Butt, Raymond V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stevens. p. 67. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- ^ Love, Dane (2016). Ayrshire's Lost Villages. Carn Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-911043-02-7.