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Gailes railway station

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Gailes railway station
Gailes railway station

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).

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Gailes railway station
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KA11 5AE
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