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Fairlie Pier railway station

Coordinates: 55°45′48″N 4°51′33″W / 55.7633°N 4.8592°W / 55.7633; -4.8592
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Fairlie Pier
General information
LocationFairlie, Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°45′48″N 4°51′33″W / 55.7633°N 4.8592°W / 55.7633; -4.8592
Grid referenceNS207559
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyG&SWR Largs Branch
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 July 1882Opened
1 October 1971last train ran
31 July 1972Closed

Fairlie Pier railway station was a railway station serving the village of Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station allowed train passengers to link with ferry sailings to Great Cumbrae, Arran and the Isle of Bute.[1]

History

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The station was opened on 1 July 1882 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway as part of the extension of the former Ardrossan Railway to Largs.[2] As well as shipping services to Millport and Bute, the pier also handled services to and from Brodick during the winter months until the 1960s.[1] The station officially closed on 31 July 1972, however the last train had run on 1 October 1971.[2]

Today various sidings are situated around the station site as part of an MOD facility nearby, however they are overgrown and disused. Cumbrae services now run from a terminal in Largs.

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Stansfield, page 23
  2. ^ a b Butt, page 93

Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  • Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Largs Branch
  Fairlie
Line closed; station open