Fairlie railway station

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Fairlie
Location
Place	Fairlie
Local authority	North Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°45′07″N 4°51′11″W / 55.7518, -4.8531Coordinates: 55°45′07″N 4°51′11″W / 55.7518, -4.8531
Grid reference	NS209546
Operations
Station code	FRL
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 *	30,462
2004/05 *	30,167
2005/06 *	32,568
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
1 June 1880	Opened as Fairlie
30 June 1952	Renamed Fairlie Town
2 March 1953	Renamed Fairlie High
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fairlie from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Fairlie railway station is a railway station in the village of Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 3.1 Notes 3.2 Sources

[edit] 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 shortlived 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, all trains now use the 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. A long tunnel is directly to the north of the station.

[edit] Gallery

Looking north from a Glasgow bound train in April 1984, showing signal box and siding for flask trains for Hunterston A and Hunterston B power stations.

Looking south along the platform in 2007.

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Butt, page 93

[edit] 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, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Largs		First 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