Dunure railway station

Dunure
The overgrown remains of Dunure in 2008.
General information
Location	Dunure, AyrshireScotland
Coordinates	55°24′48″N4°44′43″W / 55.4134°N 4.7454°W / 55.4134; -4.7454
Grid reference	NS263167
Platforms	2
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
Location

Dunure railway station was a railway station serving the village of Dunure, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.

History

The station opened on 17 May 1906.^[1] It closed on 1 December 1930,^[1] but reopened briefly between 4 July 1932 and 1 June 1933.^[1]

The station consisted of an island platform, accessed from the road bridge at the end of the platform.^[2] The overgrown island platform still exists today.

References

Notes

1. Butt, p. 15
2. Wham, p. 10

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.
• 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.
• Wham, Alasdair (1997). The Lost Railway Lines of Ayrshire : Ayrshire Railway Walks. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5027-5. OCLC 38356283.
• Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
KnowesideLine and station closed		Glasgow and South Western RailwayMaidens and Dunure Light Railway		Heads of AyrLine and station closed