Turnberry railway station
Former railway station in Scotland
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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.
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 | ||||
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History
The station opened on 17 May 1906, and closed on 2 March 1942.[1] The platform roof was sold to Dumbarton F.C. in 1957 and used as a terrace cover at the football club's former ground at Boghead Park.[2] Its significance as a railway station can still be linked to the Turnberry Hotel and club house which displays an original railway poster by Claude Buckle showing the Turnberry Hotel in 1932.
