Gailes railway station

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Gailes
Location
Place	Near Irvine
County	Ayrshire
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
5 August 1859	Opened
2 January 1967	Closed
Disused railway stations in Scotland
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-Z

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).

[edit] History

The station opened on 5 August 1859, and closed permanently on 2 January 1967.

[edit] References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.

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