Stevenston Moorpark Railway Station

For the station on the former 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 (L&AR).

History

The station opened on 3 September 1888 and was simply known as Stevenston.<ref name="butt220">Butt, page 220</ref> It closed between 1 January 1917 and 1 February 1919 due to wartime economy,<ref name="butt220"/> 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.<ref name="butt220"/> The station closed to passengers on 4 July 1932,<ref name="butt220"/> however it was reopened for a time within two years when a special return fare price was introduced.<ref>Stansfield, page 7</ref> The line 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.

References

Notes

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Sources

• 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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