Fairlie Pier railway station
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| Fairlie Pier | |||
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| Location | Fairlie | ||
| Area | Ayrshire | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Grid reference | NS207559 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway | ||
| Platforms | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 1 July 1882 | Opened | ||
| 31 July 1972 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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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 and the Isle of Bute.[1]
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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.
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[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.
| Preceding station | Historical Railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Fairlie Line closed; station open |
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