Stevenston Moorpark railway station

Stevenston Moorpark
The site of Stevenston Moorpark in 2006
Location
Place	Stevenston
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°38′07″N 4°45′20″W / 55.6353°N 4.7555°WCoordinates: 55°38′07″N 4°45′20″W / 55.6353°N 4.7555°W
Grid reference	NS265414
Operations
Original company	Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Platforms	2
History
3 September 1888	Opened as Stevenston
1 January 1917	Closed
1 February 1919	Reopened
2 July 1924	Renamed Stevenston Moorpark
4 July 1932	Closed to regular services
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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.^[1] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 1 February 1919 due to wartime economy,^[1] 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.^[1] The station closed to passengers on 4 July 1932,^[1] however it was reopened for a time within two years when a special return fare price was introduced.^[2] 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

1. Butt, page 220
2. Stansfield, page 7

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.
• Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.