Dunure railway station

Dunure
The overgrown remains of Dunure in 2008.
General information
Location	Dunure, Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°24′48″N4°44′43″W / 55.4134°N 4.7454°W / 55.4134; -4.7454
Grid reference	NS263167
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	Reopened
1 June 1933	Closed
Location

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

History

The station opened on 17 May 1906. ^[1] It closed on 1 December 1930, ^[1] but reopened briefly between 4 July 1932 and 1 June 1933. ^[1]

The station consisted of an island platform, accessed from the road bridge at the end of the platform. ^[2] The overgrown island platform still exists today.

References

Notes

1. Butt, p. 15
2. Wham, p. 10

Sources

• 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.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• Wham, Alasdair (1997). The Lost Railway Lines of Ayrshire : Ayrshire Railway Walks. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN   1-8723-5027-5. OCLC   38356283.
• Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Knoweside Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Maidens and Dunure Light Railway		Heads of Ayr Line and station closed