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    Heads of Ayr railway station

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    Not to be confused with Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp railway station.

    Heads of Ayr
    General information
    LocationHeads of Ayr, Ayrshire
    Scotland
    Grid referenceNS285180
    Platforms1
    Other information
    StatusDisused
    History
    Original companyMaidens and Dunure Light Railway
    Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
    Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
    Key dates
    17 May 1906Opened
    1 December 1930Closed
    4 July 1932Reopened
    1 June 1933Closed

    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.

    History

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    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 Holiday Camp station was opened a mile east of this station on 17 May 1947.[1] and closed on 16th Sept 1968

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    Notes

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

    Sources

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

    55°25′35″N 4°42′41″W / 55.4263°N 4.7114°W / 55.4263; -4.7114

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