Bogside Moor Halt railway station explained

Bogside Moor Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Near Irvine, Ayrshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.6275°N -4.679°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pregroup:Caledonian Railway
Years1:1893
Events1:opened for restricted use
Years2:1909
Events2:opened for public use
Years3:1 January 1917
Events3:Closed
Years4:1 February 1919
Events4:Reopened
Years5:2 July 1924
Events5:Renamed Bogside Moor Halt
Years6:28 July 1930
Events6:Closed to regular services

Bogside Moor Halt railway station was a railway station near the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

History

Located adjacent to the Cadgers' Racecourse on the town moor, this station was open for restricted used by 1893 as Bogside Platform.[1] It was renamed Bogside and opened to the general public sometime before September 1909. The station closed between 1 January 1917 and 1 February 1919 due to wartime economy,[1] [2] and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923 it was renamed Bogside Moor Halt on 2 June 1924.[1] Trains only called at this station upon request.[2] The station closed to passengers on 28 July 1930,[1] but the line saw use for freight trains going to Irvine until 1939.[2]

No trace of this station exists today.

References

Notes

  1. Butt, page 38
  2. Stansfield, page 27

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