Heads of Ayr railway station
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Heads of Ayr | |||
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Location | Heads of Ayr | ||
Area | Ayrshire | ||
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Original company | Maidens and Dunure Light Railway | ||
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway | ||
Platforms | 1 | ||
History | |||
17 May 1906 | Opened | ||
1 December 1930 | Closed | ||
4 July 1932 | Reopened | ||
1 June 1933 | Closed | ||
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Heads of Ayr railway station was a railway station serving the Heads of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.
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[edit] History
The station opened on 17 May 1906.[1] It closed on 1 December 1930 and reopened on 4 July 1932 when a holiday camp was opened in the Heads of Ayr,[1][2] however it closed again on 1 June 1933.[1] Upon the opening of a Butlins holiday camp in the area, a new Heads of Ayr station was opened slightly north of this station on 17 May 1947.[1]
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[edit] Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- 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.
Preceding station | Historical Railways | Following station | ||
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Dunure Line and station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Alloway Line and station closed |