The station was originally opened on 1 June 1880 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway during the extension of the former Ardrossan Railway to Largs. It was renamed Fairlie Town on 30 June 1952, however this name was short-lived and the station became Fairlie High on 2 March 1953.
The railway terminal was first inaugurated on 1 June 1880 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway as part of its expansion into Largs via the former Ardrossan Railway. It was subsequently rechristened Fairlie Town in 1952, but this moniker proved to be short-lived, and it was later renamed Fairlie High in March 1953.