Ardeer Platform railway station
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| Ardeer Platform | |
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| The remains of Ardeer Platform in 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Location | Nobel Industries |
| Area | Ayrshire |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping company | Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1896 | Opened |
| 3 October 1966 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in Scotland | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Ardeer Platform railway station was a railway station serving the Nobel Industries branch of Imperial Chemical Industries near the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
[edit] History
The station was originally run by both the Glasgow and South Western Railway and the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway and was opened in 1896[1]. The station was originally called Ardeer Works Platform but at some point the 'Works' title was dropped[2]. The station closed to trains on 3 October 1966[2]. The station was a long, single platform to accommodate the thousands of personnel that once worked at the factory, and was long enough to accommodate two trains[1]. Originally the platform was wooden but at some point was replaced with a concrete platform.
Today the platform still exists although heavily overgrown and in disrepair. The branch from the Ayrshire Coast Line that carried trains to the station still existed (branching off in another direction just before the platform) until the early 2000s, now only a small stub off the main line remains.
Because of the large numbers of workers using the station, a second platform had to be built on the other side of the River Garnock at the so called 'Snodgrass branch'[3] (named after the former Snodgrass village in the area) in the 1940s[1]. Access to this platform was gained via the Glasgow to Ayr line, just north of Bogside railway station.[3] This branch is now also a small stub.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- McSherry, R. & M. (1998). Old Stevenston, Stenlake Publishing, Ochiltree. ISBN 1-84033-042-2.
- Smith, W.A.C. (2001). Ayrshire's Last Days of Steam. Stenlake Publishling, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-151-8.
| Preceding station | Historical Railways | Following station | ||
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| Stevenston Line closed, station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Stevenston Moorpark Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway |
Terminus | ||
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