Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp railway station
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Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp railway station was a railway station
serving the holiday camp and hotel at Heads of Ayr, South Ayrshire
, Scotland
. The station was opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
on the former Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
.
. It closed on 16 September 1968, along with remaining section of the former Maidens and Dunure line between the station and Alloway Junction.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
serving the holiday camp and hotel at Heads of Ayr, South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The station was opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
on the former Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
The Maidens and Dunure Light Railway was a light railway worked by the Glasgow and South Western Railway in Ayrshire, Scotland connecting the stations in Ayr and Girvan following a coastal route via Turnberry.- History :...
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History
The station opened on 17 May 1947, shortly before nationalisation and the formation of British RailBritish Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
. It closed on 16 September 1968, along with remaining section of the former Maidens and Dunure line between the station and Alloway Junction.