- Stevenston Moorpark railway station
Infobox UK disused station
name = Stevenston Moorpark
caption = The site of Stevenston Moorpark in 2006
line =Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
manager =Caledonian Railway
locale =Stevenston
borough =Ayrshire
latitude = 55.6353
longitude = -4.7555
gridref = NS265414
years =3 September 1888
events = Opened as "'Stevenston
years1 =1 January 1917
events1 = Closed
years2 =1 February 1919
events2 = Reopened
years3 =2 July 1924
events3 = Renamed "'Stevenston Moorpark
years4 =4 July 1932
events4 = Closed to regular services
platforms = 2|Stevenston Moorpark railway station was a railway station serving the town of
Stevenston ,North Ayrshire ,Scotland as part of theLanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (L&AR).History
The station opened on
3 September 1888 and was simply known as Stevenston.Butt, page 220] It closed between1 January 1917 and1 February 1919 due to wartime economy, and upon the grouping of the L&AR into theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Stevenston Moorpark on2 June 1924 . The station closed to passengers on4 July 1932 , however it was reopened for a time within two years when a special return fare price was introduced. [Stansfield, page 7] The line saw use for trains going to Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier and theArdrossan Shell Mex plant until 1968.Today the site of Stevenston Moorpark is occupied by Caley Court, a residential home named after L&AR owners
Caledonian Railway .References
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*rail line one to two
previous = Saltcoats
"Line and station closed
next1 = Kilwinning
"Line and station closed
next2 = Ardeer Platform
"Line and station closed
route1 =Caledonian Railway Caledonian light">"'
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
route2 =Caledonian Railway Caledonian light">"'
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
col = Caledonian colour
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