Lugton High railway station

Railway station in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

55°44′30″N 4°31′38″W / 55.7417°N 4.5271°W / 55.7417; -4.5271Grid referenceNS414526Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLanarkshire and Ayrshire RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates1 May 1903Opened as Lugton1 January 1917Closed1 February 1919Reopened2 July 1924Renamed Lugton High4 July 1932Closed to regular services

Lugton High railway station was a railway station serving the hamlet of Lugton, East Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1903 and was simply known as Lugton.[1] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to wartime economy,[1] 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.[1] The station closed to passengers on 4 July 1932.[2]

Little remains of this station today, aside from the stationmaster's house and related buildings, the abutments of a bridge crossing the A735 to the south, and a large embankment to the north.

Gree Goods station was located between Lugton and Barrmill, just to the south of the now demolished Gree Viaduct and near the clachan of that name.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Giffen
Line and station closed 		  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
   Uplawmoor
Line and station closed

2007 gallery

  • The stationmaster's house
    The stationmaster's house
  • The stationmaster's house on the left and the much altered railway workers' houses on the right
    The stationmaster's house on the left and the much altered railway workers' houses on the right
  • The remains of the wooden pedestrian footbridge and way up to the station
    The remains of the wooden pedestrian footbridge and way up to the station

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt, page 150
  2. ^ Butt, page 151

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.