Dalreoch railway station
Dalreoch railway station serves the west end of Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.
Kilbirnie (Gaelic Cill Bhraonaigh) is a small town of 7642 inhabitants situated in the Garnock Valley area of North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 20 miles (30 km) south-west of Glasgow and approximately 10 miles (16 km) from Paisley and Irvine respectively. Historically, the town built up around the flax and weaving industries before iron and steelmaking took over in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The suburb of Kilbirnie in the New Zealand capital of Wellington is named after the town.
Population: 6,972
Latitude: 55° 45' 2.95" N
Longitude: -4° 41' 16.48" W
Dalreoch railway station serves the west end of Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.
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