Monkton Oil Sidings
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Monkton Oil SidingsOpened on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.
Description
This is the Prestwick Oil Depot for Prestwick Airport. It is built on the site of the goods yard for the former Monkton station. The sidings are to the west of the line and approached from the north.
Tags
Oil depotAliases
Prestwick Oil Depot Prestwick Oil Sidings03/09/2020
| Nearby stations Monkton Prestwick International Airport Prestwick Town Troon Troon [2nd] Auchincruive Newton-on-Ayr Auchincruive Colliery Platform Troon Harbour Ayr [1st] Barassie Ayr [2nd] Annbank Ayr Gailes | Monkton Junction Prestwick Oil Siding [1st] Lochgreen Junction Auchincruive 4,5,6,7 [Glenburn] Troon Junction Falkland Junction Clune Siding Falkland Yard Ayr Tram Depot [Trams] Scottish Agricultural Industries Works Tofts Junction Newton Flat Crossing Ayr Harbour Junction Neptune Works Tourist/other Prestwick Airport |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Trip wireNorth of the former Monkton station is a 800 yard long trip wire alongside the west end of the Prestwick Airport runway. If the wire is broken nearby signals go to danger. |
