Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

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Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

Overview
Headquarters	Bridge Street, Glasgow
Locale	Scotland
Dates of operation	5 August 1839–28 October 1850
Successor	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	33 miles (53 km) (Paisley to Ayr - 1840)

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Legend
Glasgow & Paisley Joint Railway Wallneuk Junction Paisley Gilmour Street Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Paisley Canal Line Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Ferguslie Elderslie East Junction Elderslie Elderslie West Junction Johnstone Junction Cart Junction Johnstone Bridge of Weir Railway Milliken Park Dalry and North Johnstone Line Howwood Lochwinnoch Beith North Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Dalry and North Johnstone Line Glengarnock Brownhill Junction Dalry Dalry Junction Kilwinning Junction Kilwinning Dubbs Junction Ardrossan Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Byrehill Junction Bogside Montgreenan Irvine Cunninghamhead Irvine Junction Dreghorn Springside Crosshouse Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Busby Junction Kilmarnock North Junction Gailes Kilmarnock Riccarton Junction Kilmarnock & Troon Rly Hurlford Barassie Hurlford Junction Barassie Junction Darvel Branch Troon Loop Line Troon (new) Troon (old) Lochgreen Junction Prestwick Airport Monkton Monkton South Junction Ayr to Mauchline Branch Prestwick Mauchline Falkland Junction Mauchline Junction Ayr (original) Ballochmyle Viaduct Ayr & Dalmellington Rly Brackenhill Junction Catrine (Catrine Branch) Auchinleck Auchinleck Junction Cumnock Commondyke Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Lugar Ayr to Mauchline Branch Cronberry Junction Cronberry Muirkirk Muirkirk Junction Muirkirk Branch (CR) Spireslack Branch (CR)

The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR) was a railway in Scotland that provided train services between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr. It opened its first line, between Glasgow and Ayr, in stages from 1839 to 1840. The section between Glasgow and Paisley was made jointly with the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway. Later it built a line from Dalry via Kilmarnock to Cumnock, linking there with the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, and together forming a through route from Glasgow to Carlisle. The two companies merged to form the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

The original main line from Glasgow to Ayr, and the line from Kilmarnock to Carlisle, are in use today, although many intermediate stations and branch lines have closed.