Place Heads of Ayr 17 May 1906 Opened 4 July 1932 Reopened | Area Ayrshire 1 December 1930 Closed Platforms in use 1 | |
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway Original company Maidens and Dunure Light Railway Similar Craig Tara Holiday Park, Heads Of Ayr Farm Park, Greenan Castle, Ayr Beach, Culzean Castle | ||
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
The station opened on 17 May 1906. It closed on 1 December 1930 and reopened on 4 July 1932 when a holiday camp was opened in the Heads of Ayr, however it closed again on 1 June 1933. Upon the opening of a Butlins holiday camp in the area, a new Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp station was opened slightly north of this station on 17 May 1947. and closed on 16th Sept 1968
References
Heads of Ayr railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA