Elderslie railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Elderslie


caption =
line = Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
manager = Glasgow and South Western Railway
locale = Elderslie
borough = Renfrewshire
latitude = 55.8387
longitude = -4.4751
gridref = NS450634
years = 21 July 1840
events = Opened
years1 = 14 February 1966
events1 = Closed
platforms = 4|

Elderslie railway station was a railway station serving the west of Elderslie, Scotland originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line).

History

The station opened on 21 July 1840.Butt, page 90] To the east of the station was Canal Junction, with the line dividing between the line to Paisley Gilmour Street and to the Paisley Canal Line; whilst to the west a dive-under junction provided connections to the Dalry and North Johnstone Line and the Bridge of Weir Railway, via Kilmacolm, and the rest of the former GPK&AR.

Elderslie station closed on 14 February 1966, however it remained a junction until the closure of the Paisley Canal Line through to Kilmacolm in 1983. Following the Ayrshire Coast Line electrification in 1986, an Up Passenger Loop remains, and the line to the south west is signalled for bi-directional working.

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rail line
previous = Houston
"Line and station closed
next = "Connection with
GPK&AR
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

G&SW light">"'Bridge of Weir Railway
col = G&SW colourrail line
previous = Johnstone North
"Line and station closed
next = "Connection with
GPK&AR
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

G&SW light">"'Dalry and North Johnstone Line
col = G&SW colourrail line
previous = Johnstone
"Line and station open
next = Paisley Gilmour Street
"Line and station open
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

G&SW light">"'Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
col = G&SW colourrail line
previous = "Connection with
GPK&AR
next = Paisley West
"Line and station closed
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

G&SW light">"'Paisley Canal Line
col = G&SW colourrail line
previous = "Connection with
GPK&AR
next = Potterhill
"Line and station closed
route = Glasgow and South Western Railway

G&SW light">"'Barrhead Branch
col = G&SW colour
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