▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Gir van ▁and ▁Port pat rick ▁J unction ▁Railway ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Gir van ▁New , ▁replacing ▁the ▁Gir van ▁( Old ) ▁termin us ▁station ▁of ▁the ▁May bo le ▁and ▁Gir van ▁Railway ▁situated ▁nearby . ▁The ▁station ▁closed ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁re open ed ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁closed ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁re open ed ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁closed ▁again ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁re open ed ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁Gir van ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁after ▁re building ▁by ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁South ▁Western ▁Railway , ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁G & P J R ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 6 - 1 9 4 2 , ▁it ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁southern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Ma id ens ▁and ▁Dun ure ▁Light ▁Railway . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁station ▁building ▁caught ▁fire ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁because ▁the ▁London , ▁Mid land ▁and ▁Scottish ▁Railway ▁( L MS ) ▁were ▁not ▁dis posed ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁re building ▁costs ▁as ▁national isation ▁was ▁im min ent , ▁re building ▁did ▁not ▁commence ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁O wing ▁to