Barrhead (New) railway station

For other railway stations in Barrhead, see Barrhead railway station (disambiguation).

Barrhead (New)
The station was immediately behind the Arthurlie Inn in the photograph. Barrhead New Station was in fact adjacent to Barrhead Central Station on Mill Road
General information
Location	Barrhead, Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.800°N 4.396°W / 55.800; -4.396
Grid reference	NS498589
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Key dates
1897	Built but never opened for passengers

Barrhead (New) was one of four railway stations in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

History

1923 map. Barrhead New is close to the junction of the two yellow roads.

The station was originally part of the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway. The line was opened in 1897 and used for freight until the 1960s but none of the stations including this one opened for passenger travel.

It was adjacent to the Arthurlie Inn (shown with railway bridge on picture) in Cross Arthurlie Street and described as a grand building, a towering edifice with its name picked out in metal letters attached to metal strips. It might have passed as a picture house.

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Wham, Alasdair (2000). The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5008-9.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Barrhead South Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway Paisley and Barrhead District Railway		Glenfield Line and station closed
		Caledonian Railway Paisley and Barrhead District Railway		Dykebar Line and station closed