Monkton railway station

Monkton
Site of Monkton in 2007
Location	Monkton, Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°30′53″N 4°37′02″W / 55.5146°N 4.6173°W / 55.5146; -4.6173Coordinates: 55°30′53″N 4°37′02″W / 55.5146°N 4.6173°W / 55.5146; -4.6173
Grid reference	NS347276
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
5 August 1859	Opened
28 October 1940	Closed

Monkton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Monkton, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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

History[]

A station at Monkton is listed in Bradshaw for 1843,^{[citation needed]} although the more commonly known station is that opened on 5 August 1859 as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (later the Glasgow and South Western Railway).^[1] The station was closed on 28 October 1940 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.^[1]

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• Butt, R. V. J. (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.