| Alloway | |
|---|---|
 The site of Alloway looking west in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Alloway, South Ayrshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°25′43″N 4°38′08″W / 55.4285°N 4.6355°W / 55.4285; -4.6355 |
| Grid reference | NS332181 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Maidens and Dunure Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 17 May 1906 | Opened |
| 1 December 1930 | Closed |
| 4 July 1932 | Re-opened |
| 1 June 1933 | Closed |
| 1968 | Line closed and lifted |
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. It closed on 1 December 1930 and reopened on 4 July 1932 when a holiday camp was opened in the Heads of Ayr, however it closed again on 31 May 1933.
Despite being closed the station site was host to two LMS caravans from 1933 to 1939.
Although the line through 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, this only served the camp and Alloway station did not reopen. The line through the station closed for the final time on 14 September 1968.
References
Notes
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- 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.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- Love, Dane (2003). Ayr Past & Present, Sutton Publishing Ltd, Stroud. ISBN 0-7509-3257-0.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications
Further reading
- David McConnell and Stuart Rankin Rails to Turnberry and Heads of Ayr. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-699-3.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heads of Ayr 1906 - 1933 Line and station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Maidens and Dunure Light Railway |
Ayr Line closed, station open | ||