Lugton High railway station

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Lugton High
Lugton High railway station.jpg
The site of Lugton High in 2007
Location Lugton, Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°44′30″N4°31′38″W / 55.7417°N 4.5271°W / 55.7417; -4.5271 Coordinates: 55°44′30″N4°31′38″W / 55.7417°N 4.5271°W / 55.7417; -4.5271
Grid reference NS414526
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
1 May 1903Opened as Lugton
1 January 1917Closed
1 February 1919Reopened
2 July 1924Renamed Lugton High
4 July 1932Closed to regular services

Lugton High railway station was a railway station serving the hamlet of Lugton, East Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

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History

The station opened on 1 May 1903 and was simply known as Lugton. [1] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to wartime economy, [1] and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, it was renamed Lugton High on 2 June 1924. [1] The station closed to passengers on 4 July 1932. [2]

Little remains of this station today, aside from the stationmaster's house and related buildings, the abutments of a bridge crossing the A735 to the south, and a large embankment to the north.

Gree Goods station was located between Lugton and Barrmill, just to the south of the now demolished Gree Viaduct and near the clachan of that name.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Giffen
Line and station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
  Uplawmoor
Line and station closed

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Butt, page 150
  2. Butt, page 151

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