Bridge of Weir railway station

Bridge of Weir
Bridge of Weir station in 1961
General information
Location	Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bridge of Weir Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
20 June 1864	Opened
18 May 1868	Closed during construction of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
23 December 1869	Reopened as a through station
10 January 1983	Closed

Bridge of Weir railway station was a railway station serving the village of Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Bridge of Weir Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1864, however it was closed on 18 May 1868 during the construction of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway. It reopened, now as part of the new extended line, on 23 December 1869. The station closed on 10 January 1983.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
End of Line Through services via G&AR		Glasgow and South Western Railway Bridge of Weir Railway		Houston Line and station closed
Kilmacolm Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Greenock and Ayrshire Railway		End of Line Through services via BWR

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.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.