History
- The first railway in Scotland authorised by Act of Parliament was the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway; built to carry coal. The Act was passed on 27 May 1808 and the line opened in 6 July 1812. The G&SWR took it over in July 1899.
- The G&SWR main line between Glasgow and Carlisle was opened in stages:
- 12 August 1840 — Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR) opened between Glasgow and Ayr, with a branch to Kilmarnock. The eastern end the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway was jointly owned with the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway.
- 4 April 1843 — Dalry – Kilmarnock.
- May 1848 — Irvine – Crosshouse
- 8 August 1848 — Kilmarnock – Muirkirk.
- 9 August 1848 — Kilmarnock – Galston.
- 23 August 1848 — Dumfries – Gretna Junction.
- 20 May 1850 — Auchinleck – New Cumnock.
- 28 October 1850 — New Cumnock – Closeburn (Dumfries).
- Proposed railway/tramway from Seamill to Fairlie via Portencross and Hunterston in 1899
In 1850 the GPK&AR merged with the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway (GD&CR) to form what became the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Services could now run between Glasgow Bridge Street and Carlisle.
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