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Whitecraigs
General information
LocationEast Renfrewshire
Managed byFirst ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWCR
Key dates
1 May 1903Opened

Whitecraigs railway station is a railway station serving the Whitecraigs area of East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch off the Cathcart Circle.

History

The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 May 1903.[1] In some timetables the station was known as Whitecraigs for Rouken Glen.[1]


References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Butt, page 248

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.


Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Patterton   First ScotRail

Cathcart Circle Lines

  Williamwood
  Historical railways  
Patterton
Line and station open
  Caledonian Railway

 Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

  Muirend
Line and station open

55°47′25″N 4°18′39″W / 55.790265°N 4.310710°W / 55.790265; -4.310710