Stevenston Moorpark railway station

For the station on the former Glasgow and South Western Railway, see Stevenston railway station.

Stevenston Moorpark
The site of Stevenston Moorpark in 2006
General information
Location	Stevenston, Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°38′07″N4°45′20″W / 55.6353°N 4.7555°W / 55.6353; -4.7555
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
Location

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

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

Notes

1. Butt, page 220
2. Stansfield, page 7

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.
• Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN   1-8403-3077-5.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
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