Barrhead Central railway station
Railway station serving Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
55°48′04″N 4°23′48″W / 55.8010°N 4.3967°W / 55.8010; -4.3967
Barrhead Central railway station was a railway station serving the town of Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was on the Glasgow and South Western Railway's short-lived Barrhead Branch.
History
The station opened on 1 October 1902,[1] and closed 1 January 1917.[1] It was originally part of a circular service that ran from Glasgow St Enoch via Potterhill, Barrhead Central and Pollokshaws West railway station before returning to St Enoch.[2] The circular service was withdrawn on 1 October 1907, however a service still ran here from St Enoch until the station closed.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ a b Butt, page 28
- ^ a b Stansfield, page 34
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Glasgow and South Western Railway Barrhead Branch | Potterhill Line and station closed | ||
Glasgow and South Western Railway Barrhead Branch | Nitshill Line closed, station open |
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