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TheDarvel and Strathaven Railway linked, with theDarvel Branch to the formerGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway in Scotland to allow trains to travel betweenKilmarnock andLanarkshire.
On 4 July 1905 the line opened, connecting with theDarvel Branch, which became a through line toStrathaven which was a jointly run line between theGlasgow and South Western Railway and theCaledonian Railway.[1] However, despite being a through line, no trains ever ran between Kilmarnock and Strathaven;[2] instead, the two companies took it in turns to run the line between Darvel and Strathaven every six months.[2]
The line was never successful and closed in 1939.[1] Evidence of the line still exists today in the form of many embankment, bridges and cuttings along the route.
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