Heads of Ayr railway station

Former railway station in Scotland

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

Heads of Ayr

General information
Location| Heads of Ayr, Ayrshire
Scotland
Grid reference| NS285180
Platforms| 1
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

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

## References

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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

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Dunure
Line and station closed |  | Glasgow and South Western Railway
Maidens and Dunure Light Railway

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Line and station closed

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