Maidens railway station
Maidens | |
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General information | |
Location | Maidens, Ayrshire Scotland |
Grid reference | NS220076 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Maidens and Dunure Light Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Key dates | |
17 May 1906 | Opened |
1 December 1930 | Closed |
4 July 1932 | Reopened |
1 June 1933 | Closed |
Maidens railway station was a railway station serving the village of Maidens, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.
History
[edit]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 had a single island platform with a small wooden building with overhanging canopies.[2] The former station site is located next to the A719, a short distance east of the village of the same name, however the site is now a caravan park leaving no remaining trace of the station.[2]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. 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.
- Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Turnberry Line and station closed | Glasgow and South Western Railway Maidens and Dunure Light Railway | Glenside Line and station closed |
55°19′49″N 4°48′26″W / 55.3304°N 4.8073°W