Ayr (original) railway station

Ayr
Location
Place	Ayr
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°28′00″N 4°37′54″W / 55.4666°N 4.6317°W / 55.4666; -4.6317Coordinates: 55°28′00″N 4°37′54″W / 55.4666°N 4.6317°W / 55.4666; -4.6317
Grid reference	NS336223
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
5 August 1839	Opened
1 July 1857	Closed
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Ayr railway station was a railway station serving the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

History

The station opened on 5 August 1839.^[1] The line continued after this station over the River Ayr to serve Ayr Harbour. The station closed to passengers on 1 July 1857 upon being replaced by the new Ayr Townhead station.^[1] The railway however continued to be used by goods traffic that would access the south side of the harbour after the station was closed.

Today almost nothing of the station remains. The stone blocks that held up the bridge to the harbour can still be seen in the River Ayr, but the bridge itself is gone. The bridge was removed in 1978.

References

Notes

1. 1 2 Butt, p. 22

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 ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. 

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Terminus		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Prestwick Line partially closed; station open