Fairlie Pier railway station
Former railway station in Scotland
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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, Arran and the Isle of Bute.[1]
Fairlie Pier | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Fairlie, Ayrshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 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 | ||||
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History
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.