Maidens railway station
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Maidens railway station was a railway station
serving the village of Maidens
, South Ayrshire
, Scotland
. The station was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
.
The station had a single island platform
with a small wooden building with overhanging canopies. The former station site is located next to the A719, a short distance east of the village of the same name, however the site is now a caravan park leaving no remaining trace of the station.
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 village of Maidens
Maidens
Maidens is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland.This picturesque fishing village lies on the Firth of Clyde coast, around north of Turnberry, and west of Maybole. It formerly had its own railway station on the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway....
, 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 part of the 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 :...
.
History
The station opened on 17 May 1906. It closed on 1 December 1930, but reopened briefly between 4 July 1932 and 1 June 1933.The station had a single island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
with a small wooden building with overhanging canopies. The former station site is located next to the A719, a short distance east of the village of the same name, however the site is now a caravan park leaving no remaining trace of the station.