Gailes Railway Station

This article is about the former railway station in Scotland. For the railway station in Brisbane, Australia, see Gailes railway station, Brisbane.

Template:Infobox UK disused station 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).

History

The station opened on 5 August 1839,<ref name="butt">Butt, page 100</ref> and closed permanently on 2 January 1967.<ref name="butt"/>

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.<ref>Daily Record - Gailes rail crash (Accessed 24 February 2007)</ref>

References

Notes

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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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Preceding Station	Historical Railways			Following Station
Barassie Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Irvine Line and station open