Irvine Bank Street | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Irvine, Ayrshire |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.6162°N -4.6641°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
Pregroup: | Caledonian Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Years: | 2 June 1890 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 1 January 1917 |
Events1: | Closed |
Years2: | 1 February 1919 |
Events2: | Reopened |
Years3: | 2 July 1924 |
Events3: | Renamed Irvine Bank Street |
Years4: | 28 July 1930 |
Events4: | Closed to regular services |
Irvine Bank Street railway station was a railway station serving the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
The station opened on 2 June 1890, and was simply known as Irvine.[1] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 1 February 1919 due to the wartime economy,[1] [2] and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland, and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Irvine Bank Street on 2 June, 1924.[1] The station closed to passengers on 28 July, 1930,[1] however, the line continued to be used for freight trains until 1939.[2]
Parts of the former station buildings were used by the Irvine Times local newspaper.