Turnberry railway station
Turnberry | |
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General information | |
Location | Turnberry Golf Course, Ayrshire Scotland |
Grid reference | NS206057 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Maidens and Dunure Light Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Key dates | |
17 May 1906 | Opened |
2 March 1942 | Closed |
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.
History
The station opened on 17 May 1906, and closed on 2 March 1942.Turnberry Hotel and club house which displays an original railway poster by Claude Buckle showing the Turnberry Hotel in 1932.
References
Notes
Sources
- 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. OCLC 22311137.
- OCLC 38356283.
- Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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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