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Fairlie Pier

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Fairlie Pier (1882-1971)

Opened on the Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway).
Opened on the Glasgow and South Western Railway [Piers].

Description

This station, on a steamer pier, was the terminus of a short double track branch from Fairlie Pier Junction.

The terminus opened as the terminus of an extension north through Fairlie Tunnel in 1882 to the pier. The line north to Largs opened from a junction with this line, at Fairlie Pier Junction just north of the tunnel, in 1885.

The station had a single island platform and a locomotive shed on the north side. The roof from Dunlop Street (precursor to Glasgow St Enoch) was re-used here.

An MOD site opened to the north and was also served from Fairlie Pier Junction.

The station closed in 1971 (officially 1972) and was finally demolished, along with the pier, in the mid 1980s. Nothing remains of the station or pier other than the shore reaching into the sea.

Tags

Terminus pier
05/03/2018

Nearby stations Fairlie Largs West Kilbride Kilbirnie (South) Dalry Kilbirnie [2nd] Glengarnock High Glengarnock Dalry Junction [Station] Wemyss Bay [1st] Wemyss Bay Beith North Ardrossan North Brackenhills Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier	Fairlie Shed Fairlie Pier Junction Fairlie Tunnel Hunterston Ore Terminal Hunterston Low Level Sidings Hunterston High Level Sidings Hunterston Loading Bunker Tourist/other Fairlie MOD Largs Pencil Cumbrae Ferry Terminal Largs Museum Skelmorlie Aisle Largs Slip Largs Pier Nardini's
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Dates

/ /1882	Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Line extended through Fairlie Tunnel to Fairlie Pier.
01/10/1971	Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Fairlie Pier to Fairlie Pier Junction closed to passengers.
31/07/1972	Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Fairlie Pier to Fairlie Pier Junction officially closed to passengers.