Newtonhead Railway Station
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Newtonhead railway station was a railway station near the town of Ayr,
South Ayrshire South Ayrshire ( sco, Sooth Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir a Deas, ) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. On 30 June 2 ...
, Scotland. The station was part of the
Glasgow and South Western Railway The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) was a railway company in Scotland. It served a triangular area of south-west Scotland between Glasgow, Stranraer and Carlisle. It was formed on 28 October 1850 by the merger of two earlier railway ...
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History

It opened for passengers on 1 October 1864 and closed on 1 April 1868.Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 59


References

*Butt, R.V.J. (1995). ''The Directory of Railway Stations'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. Disused railway stations in South Ayrshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1868 Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations {{Scotland-railstation-stub