Irvine Bank Street Railway Station

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Irvine Bank Street
Irvine Bank Street railway station.jpg
Location

Irvine

County

North Ayrshire

Operator

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Caledonian Railway

Opened

2nd June 1890
Reopened 1st February 1919

Closed

1st January 1917
28th July 1930

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Irvine Bank Street Railway Station served the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 2nd June 1890 and was simply known as Irvine. It closed between 1st January 1917 and 1st February 1919 due to First World War, and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Irvine Bank Street on 2nd June 1924. The station closed to passengers on 28th July 1930, however the line continued to be used for freight trains until 1939.

Today part of the former station buildings are in use by the Irvine Times local newspaper.

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Line Information

Preceding Station Historical Railways Following Station
Terminus   Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
  Bogside Moor Halt
Line and station closed