Fairlie Pier Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Fairlie Pier Junction (1885-1971)Opened on the Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway).
Description
This was the junction between the 1882 line to Fairlie Pier and the 1885 extension to Largs. Fairlie Pier was a steamer pier and Largs was in the town of Largs.
It was a double track junction. The signal box was on the east side of the junction. The junction was directly north of Fairlie Tunnel.
In the Second World War sidings were laid in the 'V' of the junction serving Fairle MOD Pier. These led off the pier line, close to the junction.
The pier closed in 1971.
The signal box closed in 1975, replaced with a ground frame. The frame remained for the MOD sidings until their closure after electrification in 1986. The line was singled for electrification.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Fairlie Pier Fairlie Largs West Kilbride Kilbirnie (South) Dalry Kilbirnie [2nd] Glengarnock High Glengarnock Dalry Junction [Station] Beith North Wemyss Bay [1st] Wemyss Bay Brackenhills Ardrossan North | Fife Shipyard Fairlie Shed Fairlie Tunnel Hunterston Ore Terminal Hunterston Low Level Sidings Hunterston High Level Sidings Hunterston Construction Yard Hunterston Loading Bunker Tourist/other Fairlie MOD Largs Pencil Keppel Pier Halkshill House Largs Museum Skelmorlie Aisle Largs Slip |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 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. |
Books
 Gourock to Largs Coast Through Time |  Largs 1895: Ayrshire Sheet 03.12 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Ayrshire) |  Old Largs |  Old West Kilbride |
