Heads of Ayr railway station

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Heads of Ayr
Location
Location Heads of Ayr
Area Ayrshire
Operations
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
A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-Z  

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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]

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Butt, page 15
  2. ^ Awdry, page 90

[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. 


Preceding station Historical Railways Following station
Dunure
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway

 Maidens and Dunure Light Railway

  Alloway
Line and station closed