Dunure railway station

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Dunure
The overgrown remains of Dunure in 2008.
Location
Location	Dunure
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°24′48″N 4°44′43″W / 55.4134, -4.7454Coordinates: 55°24′48″N 4°44′43″W / 55.4134, -4.7454
Grid reference	NS263167
Operations
Original company	Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
17 May 1906	Opened
1 December 1930	Closed
4 July 1932	Reopened
1 June 1933	Closed
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Dunure railway station was a railway station serving the village of Dunure, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.

Contents 1 History 2 References 2.1 Notes 2.2 Sources

[edit] History

The station opened on 17 May 1906.^[1] It closed on 1 December 1930,^[1] but reopened briefly between 4 July 1932 and 1 June 1933.^[1]

The station consisted of an island platform, accessed from the road bridge at the end of the platform.^[2] The overgrown island platform still exists today.

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Butt, p. 15
2. ^ Wham, p. 10

[edit] Sources

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

• Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

• Wham, Alasdair (1997). The Lost Railway Lines of Ayrshire : Ayrshire Railway Walks. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5027-5. OCLC 38356283. 

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Knoweside Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Maidens and Dunure Light Railway		Heads of Ayr Line and station closed