On 4 July 1905, the line opened, thereby connecting the
Darvel Branch that ran from
Kilmarnock, resulting in the line becoming a through route to
Strathaven which was a line jointly run between the
Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) and the
Caledonian Railway (CR). The CR owned the Loudounhill to Strathaven section and the G&SWR owned the section from Loudounhill to Darvel and beyond Despite being in theory a through route, no trains ran between Kilmarnock and Strathaven; instead, the two companies took it in turns to run the line between Darvel and Strathaven every six months. In 1938 the station was used to stable the royal train when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were on a visit to an event in Glasgow. The Drumclog Memorial Kirk used the station to transport Sunday School children on annual outings except for during WWI when the line station was closed. The line had been intended as a through route between Lanarkshire and Ayrshire, however there was very little traffic along the route as the population in the area was very low. The station was closed from September until November 1909 and then again from January 1917 until December 1922. As stated, the last train ran on 10 September 1939, however the official closing date was two weeks later. The buildings were sold off to private buyers and are still standing today as cottages. A photograph can be found at this site. ==Other stations==