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).
The station opened on 5 August 1839, and closed permanently on 2 January 1967.
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]