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Brackenhills railway station was a railway station approximately one mile south-west of the town of Beith, close to Barkip, North Ayrshire, Scotland, part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway. == History == The station opened on 1 September 1906 on the branch to Kilbirnie.〔Butt, page 41〕 The station closed on 1 December 1930.〔 Today the station platform still exists though it is overgrown and in very poor condition. The stationmaster's house is now a private residence. The 1858 Ordnance Survey (OS) shows a 'weighing machine' at what was eventually to become Brackenhills railway station, related to the Hillhead Railway to Broadstone limestone quarry, the exchange and offloading bay for which were nearby. Many other ironstone and limestone also quarries existed in the immediate area. The 1897 OS map shows a 'Brackenhills Siding' at the site and the station is shown on the 1920s map. File:Powgree railway bridge.JPG|The nearby railway bridge over the Powgree Burn in the Kersland Glen. File:Kersland Railway cutting.JPG|The old railway cutting running from Brackenhills into the Kersland Glen. File:Brackenhills loading dock remains.JPG|An exposed portion of the old loading dock in the goods yard area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brackenhills railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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