Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp railway station

Not to be confused with Heads of Ayr railway station.

Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp
General information
Location	Heads of Ayr, Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°25′41″N4°41′11″W / 55.42811°N 4.6865°W / 55.42811; -4.6865
Grid reference	NS301181
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 May 1947	Opened
16 September 1968	Closed
Location

Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp railway station was a railway station serving the holiday camp and hotel at Heads of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on the former Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.

History

The station opened on 17 May 1947, ^[1] shortly before nationalisation and the formation of British Railways. It closed on 16 September 1968, ^[1] along with remaining section of the former Maidens and Dunure line between the station and Alloway Junction. ^[2]

References

Notes

1. Butt, page 116
2. Awdry, page 90

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.
• Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Terminus		British Railways Maidens and Dunure Light Railway		Ayr