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Gailes railway station

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Place
  
Near Irvine

Grid reference
  
NS321355

2 January 1967
  
Closed

Area
  
Ayrshire

5 August 1839
  
Opened

Platforms in use
  
2

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Pre-grouping
  
Glasgow and South Western Railway

Original company
  
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

Gailes railway station was a railway station approximately two miles south of the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line).

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History

The station opened on 5 August 1839, and closed permanently on 2 January 1967.

Accidents

On 23 February 2007, a Ford Transit van was hit by a southbound commuter train on the level crossing at the site of the former Gailes station. The driver of the van was killed.

References

Gailes railway station Wikipedia