Monkton
Monkton station in 1895
General information
LocationMonkton, Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°30′53″N 4°37′02″W / 55.5146°N 4.6173°W / 55.5146; -4.6173
Grid referenceNS347276
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
5 August 1839Opened
28 October 1940Closed

Monkton railway station was a railway station on the Glasgow to Ayr main line serving the village of Monkton, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It opened in 1839. Monkton did not develop and the station was closed in 1940. The location may be identified by the overbridge that leads to Monkton House.

The site of the former station is occupied by fuel sidings used by Prestwick Airport.

History

The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway opened its main line in stages. That between Irvine and an "Ayr" station (at the site of the present-day Newton-on-Ayr) was opened on 5 August 1839.[1][2] Monkton station was opened on the line from the outset, although probably spelt Monckton initially.[3] It was located about a mile north of the present-day Prestwick International station, at the place where an overbridge carries a road to Monkton House. The station served the house, and the village of Monkton, located about a mile to the east.[3]

The station is listed in Bradshaw in the 1840s, for example in 1843,[4] The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway combined with other companies to form the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The station was closed on 28 October 1940 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.[3]

Reference to satellite images shows aviation fuel tank wagons in a siding at the former station, serving Prestwick airport.

References

  1. ↑ John Thomas, revised Alan J S Paterson, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: volume VI: Scotland: the Lowlands and the Borders, David St John Thomas, Newton Abbot, 1984, ISBN 0 946537 12 7, page 284
  2. ↑ David Ross, The Glasgow and South Western Railway: A History, Stenlake Publishing Limited, Catrine, 2014, ISBN 978 1 84033 648 1
  3. 1 2 3 M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England, Wales and Scotland: A Chronology, version 5.04, September 2022, Railway and Canal Historical Society, electronic download
  4. ↑ Bradshaw's Railway Companion: 1843, published at Bradshaw's Railway Information Office, London, 1843
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Prestwick
Line and station open		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Troon Loop Line
   Troon (new)
Line and station open
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
   Troon (old)
Line and station closed
Newtonhead
Line and station closed		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Monkton and Annbank Branch
   Connection with
GPK&AR
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