Stevenston Moorpark | |||||
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![]() The site of Stevenston Moorpark in 2006 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Stevenston, Ayrshire Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°38′07″N 4°45′20″W / 55.6353°N 4.7555°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS265414 | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
3 September 1888 | Opened as Stevenston | ||||
1 January 1917 | Closed | ||||
1 February 1919 | Reopened | ||||
2 July 1924 | Renamed Stevenston Moorpark | ||||
4 July 1932 | Closed to regular services | ||||
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Stevenston Moorpark railway station was a railway station serving the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (L&AR).
History
[edit]The station opened on 3 September 1888 and was simply known as Stevenston.[1] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 1 February 1919 due to wartime economy,[1] and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Stevenston Moorpark on 2 June 1924.[1] The station closed to passengers on 4 July 1932,[1] however it was reopened for a time within two years when a special return fare price was introduced.[2] The line saw use for trains going to Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier and the Ardrossan 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
[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.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Saltcoats Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
Kilwinning Line and station closed | ||
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
Ardeer Platform Line and station closed |