Lugton High railway station
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| Lugton High | |||
| Location | |||
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| Location | Lugton | ||
| Area | Ayrshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | ||
| Pre-grouping company | Caledonian Railway | ||
| Platforms | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 1 May 1903 | Opened as Lugton | ||
| 1 January 1917 | Closed | ||
| 1 February 1919 | Reopened | ||
| 2 July 1924 | Renamed Lugton High | ||
| 4 July 1932 | Closed to regular services | ||
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- For the station on the former Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway see Lugton railway station.
Lugton East railway station was a railway station serving the hamlet of Lugton, East Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
[edit] History
The station opened on 1 May 1903 and was simply known as Lugton. It closed on 1 January 1917 due to wartime economy, reopened 1 February 1919 and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, it was renamed Lugton High on 2 June 1924. The station closed to passengers on 4 July 1932.
[edit] References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine.
| Preceding station | Historical Railways | Following station | ||
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| Giffen Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway |
Uplawmoor Line and station closed |
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