Saltcoats North Railway Station

Saltcoats North Railway Station was a train station serving the town of Saltcoats as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 3rd September 1888 and was simply known as Saltcoats. 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 Saltcoats North on 2 June 1924. The station closed to passengers on 4th July 1932, however it was reopened for a time within two years when a special return fare price was introduced. The line saw use for trains going to Montgomerie Pier and the Shell Mex plant until 1968.

Station description

The adjacent road bridge in 2006

The station consisted of two side platform connected by a footbridge and with a small building on each side. By 1956 the footbridge and the building on the eastboard platform had been removed, however the westbound building remained intact albeit derelict. By the late 1960s only the overgrown platforms remained.

Redevelopment

Since demolition, the site of Saltcoats North has been redeveloped into a housing estate. Most of the trackbed between the station and Stevenston Moorpark station has been filled in and converted into a pathway signposted as 'Old Caley Line'. Several road bridges that crossed the line here are still in existence, though are now partially buried in the ground. Aside from the road bridge that was directly adjacent to the station, there is no trace left of the station itself.

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Line Information

Preceding Station	Historical Railways			Following Station
Ardrossan North Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway		Stevenston Line and station closed