Get Cumnock and Mauchline back on Track...

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We the undersigned request that the Scottish Government and Scotrail re-open the Stations in Cumnock & Mauchline in East Ayrshire. We also request that Scotrail timetable extra trains on the line to help properly serve commuters from Cumnock and Mauchline to Kilmarnock and Glasgow Central.

The Stations in Cumnock and Mauchline were closed in 1965 under the Beeching Cuts and now with the Towns growing in population they need the re-opening of the Train Stations to help reduce Car traffic on the busy A76.
Re-opening the Stations would also help the local economy and bring extra visitors to the Historic Towns.

Think tank Railfuture Scotland has included the two towns on a list of 50 stations across Scotland the group believes should be opened or reopened on existing lines in a bid to attract the public back on trains as the nation wants to shift away from carbon-emitting cars.

The group predicts that 200,000+ people would use a station in Cumnock every year and that 120,000+ would use one in Mauchline.

Background History

Cumnock Station:

Cumnock Railway Station was a railway station serving the town of Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. The station was located just off the A70 at Barrhill Road. This is near the Listed Woodroad Viaduct.

Old Cumnock station opened on 20 May 1850 and was renamed Cumnock on 10 January 1955 it was closed to passengers on 6 December 1965 following the Beeching Cuts.

Mauchline Station:

Mauchline Railway Station was a railway station serving the town of Mauchline, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

The station opened on 9 August 1848. It was renamed Mauchline for Catrine by 1887, and renamed back to Mauchline in 1903. The station was closed to passengers on 6 December 1965 following the Beeching Cuts.

This Petition is supported by:
Councillor Neill Watts - Cumnock & New Cumnock Ward (East Ayrshire Council)
Councillor Alyson Simmons - Ballochmyle Ward (East Ayrshire Council)
Councillor John McFadzean - Annick Ward (East Ayrshire Council)
Councillor James Adams - Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse (East Ayrshire Council)
Sharon Dowey MSP - South Scotland Region
Brian Whittle MSP - South Scotland Region