Troon 2nd railway station (site), Ayrshire
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Troon 2nd railway station (site), Ayrshire
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 11 Jul 2022
Opened in 1839 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Railway, later part of the Glasgow & South Western Railway, this station closed to passengers in 1892 when the current (3rd) station on a new alignment opened (see Image). View north towards Barassie and Glasgow. The main station buildings were to the left and are now private residences. The white single storey building centre-right was on the opposite platform. In between the two buildings were 2 parallel platforms and a two track railway line. After closure to passengers, the station was kept as a goods station for many years. The track was finally taken up in the 1990s. (Troon's first railway station was at the harbour, the terminus of the Kilmarnock & Troon Railway, with roots going back to 1812).
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Image Location
Latitude
55.545884
Longitude
-4.646153