The Darvel Branch was an extension of the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway in Scotland built by the Glasgow and South Western Railway to allow trains to travel between Kilmarnock and Darvel.
The line was built in stages, and originally opened as far as Galston on 9 August 1848.
[1] The branch was extended to Newmilns on 20 May 1850,[1] and finally reached Darvel much later on 1 June 1896.
[2] Little evidence of the line still exists today, aside from the occasional embankment and cutting along the route.
One notable landmark is a 26-arch viaduct in Newmilns, part of which crosses the River Irvine, and most of which cuts through the middle of the town.