Paisley West railway station

Paisley West
The site of Paisley West station in 2007.
General information
Location	Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°50′21″N4°26′28″W / 55.8392°N 4.4410°W / 55.8392; -4.4410
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1897	Opened [1]
14 February 1966	Closed [1] [2]
Location

Paisley West railway station was a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Paisley Canal Line.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1897, ^[1] and closed 14 February 1966. ^[1]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Elderslie Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal Line		Paisley Canal Line closed; station open
Potterhill Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Barrhead Branch

See also

v t e Railway stations in Paisley
Legend
Glasgow, Paisley & Greenock Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Rly Walkinshaw N & S Junctions (P&BDR) Ferguslie Paisley St James (GP&GR) Paisley Gilmour Street Paisley & Renfrew Rly Wallneuk Junction Paisley Hamilton Street (P&RR) (P&RR) Greenlaw Goods Paisley Abercorn (P&RR) (P&BDR) Stanely (P&BDR) Glenfield Arkleston Junction (PCL) Paisley West Paisley East (P&BDR) (PCL) Paisley Canal Glasgow & Paisley Joint Railway (BB G&SWR) Potterhill Hawkhead (PCL) (P&BDR) Dykebar Paisley Canal Line Gleniffer Goods Depot Blackbyres West Junction (P&BDR) Paisley & Barrhead District Railway Barrhead Branch (G&SWR) Railways BB G&SWR Barrhead Branch G&SWR CR Caledonian Railway G&PJR Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Joint CR / G&SWR G&SWR Glasgow and South Western Railway GP&GR Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Caledonian Railway GPK&AR Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway G&SWR P&BDR Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Caledonian Railway P&RR Paisley and Renfrew Railway G&SWR PCL Paisley Canal Line G&SWR

References

Notes

1. Butt, page 180
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 331. OCLC   931112387.

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.
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