Kilmacolm railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Kilmacolm
other_name=

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caption = Kilmacolm railway station in 1979
line = Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
manager = Glasgow and South Western Railway
locale = Kilmacolm
borough = Inverclyde
years = 23 December 1869
events = Opened as Kilmacolm G&SW
years1 = 1 December 1904
events1 = Renamed: Kilmacolm
years2 = 1907
events2 = Station largely Rebuilt
years3 = 14 February 1966
events3 = Became Terminal passenger station of Paisley Canal Line
years4 = 10 January 1983
events4 = Closure
platforms = 2

Kilmacolm railway station was a railway station serving the village of Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 23 December 1869, as Kilmacolm G&SW; however on 1 December 1904 it was renamed Kilmacolm.Butt] The station was largely rebuilt in 1907.Wham, Route C]

On 14 February 1959, stopping passenger services from Glasgow and Paisley ceased running beyond Kilmacolm; however, the St Enoch railway station, to Greenock Princes Pier Ocean Liner boat trains continued running, without stopping, through the station until 30 November 1965.Thomas]

The tracks were truncated at Kilmacolm in September 1966 and it became the north western terminus of the Paisley Canal Line passenger services.

The station and the rest of the line closed on 10 January 1983. The former site of the station is now occupied by a tavern.

Notes

References

* Butt, R.V.J. (1995). "The Directory of Railway Stations". Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
* Thomas, John (1971). "A regional history of the railways of Great Britain. Volume VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders". Newton Abbott: David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6.
* Wham, Alasdair (2000). "Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow". Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers Ltd. ISBN 1-872350-08-9.

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