Fairlie Pier | |
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General information | |
Location |
Fairlie,
Ayrshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°45′48″N 4°51′33″W / 55.7633°N 4.8592°W |
Grid reference | NS207559 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | G&SWR Largs Branch |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Key dates | |
1 July 1882 | Opened |
1 October 1971 | last train ran |
31 July 1972 | Closed |
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]
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.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch |
Fairlie Line closed; station open |