Gailes railway station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gailes
Location
Location	Near Irvine
Area	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).

Contents 1 History 2 Accidents 3 Footnotes 4 References

[edit] History

The station opened on 5 August 1859,^[1] and closed permanently on 2 January 1967.^[1]

[edit] 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.^[2]

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, page 100
2. ^ Daily Record - Gailes rail crash (Accessed 24 February 2007)

[edit] References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.

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