Stevenston Moorpark railway station
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- This article is about the Caledonian Stevenston Station. For the station on the Glasgow and South Western Railway see Stevenston railway station.
Stevenston Moorpark railway station was a railway station serving the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
[edit] History
The station opened on 3 September 1888 and was simply known as Stevenston. It closed on 1 January 1917 due to wartime economy, reopened 1 February 1919 and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Stevenston Moorpark on 2 June 1924. The station closed to passengers on 4 July 1932, however it was reopened for a time within two years when a special return fare price was introduced. The line also saw use for trains going to Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier and the Ardrossan Shell Mex plant until 1968.
Today the site of Stevenston Moorpark is occupied by Caley Court, a residential home named after L&AR owners Caledonian Railway.
[edit] References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine.
| Preceding station | Historical Railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltcoats North Line closed | Caledonian Railway | Kilwinning East Line closed | ||
| Caledonian Railway <p style="background:#e5e4e6"> Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | Ardeer Platform Line closed | |||
