Neilston Low railway station

Neilston Low
General information
Location	Neilston, Renfrewshire Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Key dates
5 October 1855	Opened as Crofthead
1 June 1868	Renamed Neilston
1 May 1870	Closed
27 March 1871	Reopened by GB&K
24 January 1953	Renamed Neilson Low
7 November 1966	Closed
Location

Neilston Low railway station was a railway station serving the town of Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway (GB&N).

History

The station opened by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, on 5 October 1855, as Crofthead. ^[1] It was renamed Neilston on 1 June 1868; ^[1] however it closed shortly after, on 1 May 1870. ^[1]

The station reopened on 27 March 1871 and became part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway (GB&K). ^[2] It was renamed Neilston Low on 24 January 1953 and closed permanently on 7 November 1966. ^[2]

Today the line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line, although the station is long gone.

See also

• Neilston railway station, on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

References

1. Butt 1995, p. 71.
2. Butt 1995, p. 167.

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Video footage of Neilston Low railway station

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Uplawmoor Line open; station closed		Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway		Barrhead

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