Alloway railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Alloway

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caption = The site of Alloway looking west in 2008
line = Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
manager = Glasgow and South Western Railway
locale = Alloway
borough = Ayrshire
latitude = 55.4285
longitude = -4.6355
gridref = NS332181
years = 17 May 1906
events = Opened
years1 = 1 December 1930
events1 = Closed
years2 = 4 July 1932
events2 = Re-opened
years3 = 1 June 1933
events3 = Closed
years4 = 1947
events4 = Re-opened
years5 = 1968
events5 = Closed and line lifted
platforms = 2

Alloway railway station was a railway station serving the village of Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.

History

The station opened on 17 May 1906.Butt, page 15] It closed on 1 December 1930 and reopened on 4 July 1932 when a holiday camp was opened in the Heads of Ayr,Awdry, page 90] however it closed again on 31 May 1933. The station reopened again in the summer of 1947 to coincide with the opening of a new Heads of Ayr station serving the newly opened Butlins,Love, page 58] but the line and remaining stations closed for the final time on 14 September 1968.

References

Notes

ources

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*Love, Dane (2003). "Ayr Past & Present", Sutton Publishing Ltd, Stroud. ISBN 0-75093-257-0.
* Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications

rail line
previous = Heads of Ayr
"1906 - 1933
Line and station closed
next = Ayr
"Line closed, station open
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

"'Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
col = G&SW colourrail line
previous = Heads of Ayr
"1947 - 1966
Line and station closed
next = Ayr
"Line closed, station open
route = British Railways

"'Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
col = 000000
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