Ayr railway station (1839–1857)

Ayr railway station was a railway station serving the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. From October 1850, it became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

This article is about the station built in 1839. For other uses, see Ayr station.

Ayr
The site of the station in 2019
General information
LocationAyr, Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.4666°N 4.6317°W / 55.4666; -4.6317
Grid referenceNS336223
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
5 August 1839Opened
1 July 1857Closed

History

The terminus station opened on 5 August 1839,[1] and closed to passengers on 1 July 1857 upon opening of the new Ayr Townhead station.[1] The station however continued to be used by goods traffic, and in 1899 a viaduct was built to continue the line from here across the river to access the south side of the harbour.

Today almost nothing of the station remains. The stone blocks that held up the 1899 bridge to the harbour can still be seen in the River Ayr, but the bridge itself was removed in 1978.

References

Notes
  1. Butt, p. 22

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
   Prestwick
Line partially closed; station open
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