Fairlie railway station

Fairlie
Scottish Gaelic: Fairlidh
318 253 at Fairlie with a Glasgow bound train in the first month of electric trains to Largs
Location
Place	Fairlie
Local authority	North Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°45′05″N 4°51′12″W / 55.7515°N 4.8532°W / 55.7515; -4.8532Coordinates: 55°45′05″N 4°51′12″W / 55.7515°N 4.8532°W / 55.7515; -4.8532
Grid reference	NS209546
Operations
Station code	FRL
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	41,514
2011/12	40,508
2012/13	41,810
2013/14	36,018
2014/15	39,048
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
Original company	G&SWR Largs Branch
Post-grouping	LMS
1 June 1880	Opened as Fairlie
30 June 1952	Renamed Fairlie Town
2 March 1953	Renamed Fairlie High
1980s	Renamed Fairlie
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fairlie from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Fairlie railway station serves the village of Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

History

The station was originally opened on 1 June 1880 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway during the extension of the former Ardrossan Railway to Largs.^[1] It was renamed Fairlie Town on 30 June 1952,^[1] however this name was short-lived and the station became Fairlie High on 2 March 1953.^[1] The station was renamed back to its original title some time before 1986.

Following the construction of Hunterston A nuclear power station, a siding was provided for flask trains, which was subsequently used for Hunterston B. In the mid 1990s, this was moved to the Hunterston Ore Terminal.

Originally a two platform station, it now has only one platform, the former northbound platform. The southbound platform was demolished and its track removed as part of the electrification of the Largs branch of the Ayrshire Coast Line in 1986. The 1,004 yards long Fairlie Tunnel is directly to the north of the station.

Services

• 1tph to Largs
• 1tph to Glasgow Central via Kilwinning and Paisley Gilmour Street

The basic service runs throughout the week, including Sundays (though Sunday trains make additional mainline stops). Additional trains run during the weekday business peaks.^[2]

References

Notes

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 ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Largs		Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line		West Kilbride
	Historical railways
Largs Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch		West Kilbride Line and station open
Fairlie Pier Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Largs Branch

External links

• Fairlie Station with a train for Largs

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