Neilston railway station

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11+34 miles (18.9 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.

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History

The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 May 1903. [2] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to wartime economy, [2] and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Neilston High on 2 June 1924. [2] It was renamed back to Neilston on 6 May 1974 by British Rail. [2]

The station is fully operational today as the terminal station on the Glasgow Central – Neilston line. The railway was electrified in May 1962 (using overhead wires supplying 25 kV A.C) and Class 303 "Blue Train" electric multiple units provided almost all trains services for many years thereafter, being joined by the similar Class 311 from 1967. Following withdrawal of the Class 303 and 311, Class 314 were the mainstay of the service until their withdrawal in 2019, with occasional services operated by Class 318, Class 334 and Class 320. As of 2022 train services are operated by Class 318, Class 320, Class 380 and Class 385

The line previously continued southwest to Uplawmoor, but this section closed to passengers in April 1962 and to all traffic in December 1964. [3] British Rail also put forward plans to close the station here in the early 1980s and cut the branch back to Whitecraigs, but the proposals were never implemented. [4]

Layout and facilities

The reversing siding at Neilston Neilston Station, stump of L&AR line, Renfrewshire, Scotland.jpg
The reversing siding at Neilston

Although the station is a terminus, it has kept a conventional two platform layout with separate tracks for arrivals & departures. [5] The two lines merge into a single reversing siding immediately west of the station (on the course of the old L&AR line to Uplawmoor) and terminating trains use this to change platforms before returning east to Glasgow. It is a staffed station, with step-free access to each platform via ramps (although these are quite steep) and a roadbridge at the eastern end linking the two. [6] A P.A system and passenger information screens provide train running information.

Services

2016

There is a daily half-hourly service from Neilston to Glasgow Central via Queens Park. The typical journey time is 27 minutes. [7]

Neilston

Scottish Gaelic: Baile Nèill [1]
National Rail logo.svg
Neilston Railway Station - Platform 1.JPG
General information
Location Neilston, East Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°46′58″N4°25′37″W / 55.7829°N 4.4269°W / 55.7829; -4.4269
Grid reference NS479570
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority SPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNEI
History
Original company Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
1 May 1903Opened [2]
1 January 1917Closed
2 March 1919Re-opened
2 June 1924Renamed Neilston High
6 May 1974Renamed Neilston
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.414 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Terminus  ScotRail
Cathcart Circle Lines
  Patterton
  Historical railways  
Uplawmoor
Line and station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
  Lyoncross
Line open;
station never constructed

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References

Notes

  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Butt (1995), page 167
  3. Stansfield (1999), page 41
  4. "The Origins of the Neilston Line" Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Netherlee.org; Retrieved 31 August 2016
  5. "Neilston railway station, Renfrewshire" Thompson, Nigel; geograph.org; Retrieved 31 August 2016
  6. Neilston station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
  7. Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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