Neilston Low railway station

Neilston Low
Location
Place	Neilston
Area	Renfrewshire
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Platforms	2
History
5 October 1855	Opened as Crofthead
1 June 1868	Renamed Neilson
1 May 1870	Closed
27 March 1871	Reopened by GB&K
24 January 1953	Renamed Neilson Low
7 November 1966	Closed
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For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway see Neilston railway station.

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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Butt (1995). Page 71.
2. ^ ^{a b} Butt (1995). Page 167.

Sources

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.

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

Coordinates: 55°47′12″N 4°26′24″W / 55.78673°N 4.44013°W / 55.78673; -4.44013