Jump to content

Barrhead Central railway station

Coordinates: 55°48′04″N 4°23′48″W / 55.8010°N 4.3967°W / 55.8010; -4.3967
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by BrownHairedGirl (talk | contribs) at 09:41, 18 May 2020 (populating subcats of Category:Railway stations in Great Britain by year of opening/closing, replaced: Category:Railway stations opened in 1902Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1902, [[Category:Railway stations cl). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Barrhead
General information
LocationRenfrewshire
Coordinates55°48′04″N 4°23′48″W / 55.8010°N 4.3967°W / 55.8010; -4.3967
Managed byGlasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms2
Key dates
1 October 1902Opened
1 January 1917Closed

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St Enoch via Potterhill, Barrhead Central and Pollockshaws before returning to St Enoch.[2] The circular service was withdrawn on 1 October 1907, however a service still ran here from St Enoch until the station closed.[2]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

  1. ^ a b Butt, page 28
  2. ^ 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
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