Gailes railway station explained

Gailes
Status:Disused
Borough:Irvine, Ayrshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.5847°N -4.6626°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pregroup:Glasgow and South Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:5 August 1839
Events:Opened
Years1:2 January 1967
Events1:Closed

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, and closed permanently on 2 January 1967.

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.[1]

References

Notes

  1. News: Carnage on line: Van driver killed in new level crossing horror . Daily Record . 24 February 2007 . Joanne . Curran . 24 February 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023653/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=18669063%26siteid=66633-name_page.html/ . 30 September 2007.