- Monkton railway station
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Monkton Site of Monkton in 2007 Location Place Monkton Area Ayrshire Coordinates 55°30′53″N 4°37′02″W / 55.5146°N 4.6173°WCoordinates: 55°30′53″N 4°37′02″W / 55.5146°N 4.6173°W Grid reference NS347276 Operations Original company Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway Platforms 2 History 5 August 1859 Opened 28 October 1940 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–V W–ZMonkton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Monkton, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
The site of the former station is occupied by fuel sidings used by Prestwick Airport.
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History
A station at Monkton is listed in Bradshaw for 1843,[citation needed] although the more commonly known station is that opened on 5 August 1859 as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (later the Glasgow and South Western Railway).[1] The station was closed on 28 October 1940 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.[1]
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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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station Prestwick
Line and station openGlasgow and South Western Railway
Troon Loop Line
Troon (new)
Line and station openGlasgow and South Western Railway
Troon (old)
Line and station closedNewtonhead
Line and station closedGlasgow and South Western Railway
Connection with
GPK&ARCategories:- Disused railway stations in South Ayrshire
- Railway stations opened in 1859
- Railway stations closed in 1940
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