Irvine Bank Street railway station explained

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.

History

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.

References

Notes

  1. Butt, page 128
  2. Stansfield, page 27

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