Potterhill railway station
- Potterhill railway station
Infobox UK disused station
name = Potterhill
other_name=
caption = Potterhill station in 2006
manager = Glasgow and South Western Railway
locale = Paisley
borough = Renfrewshire
latitude = 55.8266
longitude = -4.4224
years = 1 June 1886
events = Opened
years1 = 1 January 1917
events1 = Closed
platforms = 2|
Potterhill railway station was a railway station to the south of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway's shortlived Barrhead Branch.
History
The station opened on 1 June 1886,[Butt, page 190] and closed 1 January 1917.] Although originally an intermediate station on the 3.25 mile line between Paisley West and Barrhead Central,[Stansfield, page 38] services between Barrhead and Potterhill were terminated in 1913,] leaving Potterhill as the branch terminus for the remainder of its life. Freight services continued at this station until 1959.Footnotes
References
*Butt, R.V.J. (1995). "The Directory of Railway Stations", Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
*Stansfield, G. (1999). "Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways", Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.
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