Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp railway station

Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp railway station was a railway station serving the holiday camp and hotel at Heads of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on the former Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.

Not to be confused with Heads of Ayr railway station.

Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp
Location
Place	Heads of Ayr
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55.42811°N 4.6865°W / 55.42811; -4.6865
Grid reference	NS301181
Operations
Original company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	1
History
17 May 1947	Opened
16 September 1968	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station opened on 17 May 1947,[1] shortly before nationalisation and the formation of British Railways. It closed on 16 September 1968,[1] along with remaining section of the former Maidens and Dunure line between the station and Alloway Junction.[2]

References

Notes

1. Butt, page 116
2. Awdry, page 90

Sources

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

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Terminus		British Railways Maidens and Dunure Light Railway		Ayr