Bogside Railway Station

For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway, see Bogside Moor Halt railway station.

Template:Infobox UK disused station Bogside railway station was a railway station serving the north of the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line).

History

The station opened on 23 March 1840.<ref name="butt">Butt, p. 38</ref> Access was restricted at this station until 1 June 1894 when it became fully open to the public.<ref name="butt"/> The station was renamed Bogside Race Course on 30 June 1952,<ref name="butt"/> however after the closure of Bogside Racecourse the station was once again renamed Bogside on 14 June 1965.<ref name="butt"/> The station closed permanently to passengers on 2 January 1967.<ref name="butt"/>

Gallery

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  Bogside (Strathclyde) Racecourse Station in 1961

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  Kilmarnock - Ardrossan local train in 1961

References

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)

Preceding Station	Historical Railways			Following Station
Connection with GPK&AR		Glasgow and South Western Railway Ardrossan Railway		Stevenston Link open to freight, station open
Irvine Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Kilwinning Line and station open