Houston railway station (Scotland)

For other uses, see Houston station.

Houston
Houston station building and platform in 2008
General information
Location	Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°50′54″N4°31′25″W / 55.8484°N 4.5235°W / 55.8484; -4.5235
Grid reference	NS421645
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
3 April 1871	Opened as Windyhill [1]
May 1871	Renamed Crosslee
1 January 1874	Renamed Houston [2]
1 January 1875	Renamed Houston (Crosslee)
June 1926	Renamed Houston and Crosslee
7 May 1973	Renamed Houston
10 January 1983	Closed
Location

Houston railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Brookfield and Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Bridge of Weir Railway and later part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

History

The station opened on 3 April 1871 and was known as Windyhill. ^[1] It was soon renamed Crosslee in May of the same year, ^[1] and then renamed Houston on 1 January 1874. ^[2] It was renamed Houston (Crosslee) exactly one year later on 1 January 1875, ^[2] and then later renamed Houston and Crosslee. ^[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bridge of Weir Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Bridge of Weir Railway		Elderslie Line and station closed
		Glasgow and South Western Railway Bridge of Weir Railway		Johnstone Line closed; station open

Closure

It was finally renamed back to Houston on 7 May 1973, ^[2] however the station closed on 10 January 1983. ^[2]

A single platform remains on site, the station building which had been private residence was demolished in 2021.

References

Notes

1. Butt, p. 252
2. Butt, p. 124

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.