Heads of Ayr railway station

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Heads of Ayr
Location
Location	Heads of Ayr
Area	Ayrshire
Operations
Original company	Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
17 May 1906	Opened
1 December 1930	Closed
4 July 1932	Reopened
1 June 1933	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-Z
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Heads of Ayr railway station was a railway station serving the Heads of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.

Contents 1 History 2 References 2.1 Notes 2.2 Sources

[edit] History

The station opened on 17 May 1906.^[1] It closed on 1 December 1930 and reopened on 4 July 1932 when a holiday camp was opened in the Heads of Ayr,^[1][2] however it closed again on 1 June 1933.^[1] Upon the opening of a Butlins holiday camp in the area, a new Heads of Ayr station was opened slightly north of this station on 17 May 1947.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Butt, page 15
2. ^ Awdry, page 90

[edit] Sources

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. 

• 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, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

• Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Dunure Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Maidens and Dunure Light Railway		Alloway Line and station closed