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Turnberry railway station

Summary

Turnberry railway station was a railway station serving the Turnberry Golf Course and its associated hotel, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.

Turnberry
General information
LocationTurnberry Golf Course, Ayrshire
Scotland
Grid referenceNS206057
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMaidens and Dunure Light Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
17 May 1906Opened
2 March 1942Closed

History edit

The station opened on 17 May 1906, and closed on 2 March 1942.[1] The platform roof was sold to Dumbarton F.C. in 1957 and used as a terrace cover at the football club's former ground at Boghead Park.[2] Its significance as a railway station can still be linked to the Turnberry Hotel and club house which displays an original railway poster by Claude Buckle showing the Turnberry Hotel in 1932.

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 235.
  2. ^ Wham 1997, p. 12.

Sources edit

  • 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.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Wham, Alasdair (1997). The Lost Railway Lines of Ayrshire : Ayrshire Railway Walks. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5027-5. OCLC 38356283.
  • Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Girvan
Line closed, station open 		  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
   Maidens
Line and station closed

55°18′47″N 4°49′38″W / 55.3130°N 4.8273°W / 55.3130; -4.8273