Ferguslie railway station
- Ferguslie railway station
Infobox UK disused station
name = Ferguslie
caption = Site of former Ferguslie station. Aldi shop is on the right, Newton Terrace on the left. The main Glasgow to Ayr railway can be seen in the background. The photograph was taken from the national cycle track, formerly the Paisley Canal line which ran above the station. The bridge has been filled in.
original = Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
pregroup = Caledonian Railway
locale = Paisley
borough = Renfrewshire
platforms = 2
years = 1897
events = Built
years1 = 1897
events1 = Never opened for passengers
Ferguslie was a railway station to the west of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway . The line was opened in 1897 and used for freight until the 1960s but none of the stations including this one opened for passenger travel. It was situated about one hundred yards south of the main A761 Paisley to Elderslie road between the Aldi shop at Fulbar Road and Newton Terrace.
Railway photographers Norris Forrest [ citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/fergusliestation.jpg|title= Ferguslie station platform with Paisley Canal line above in February 1960 - Norris Forrest |accessdate=2007-12-07 ] and GH Robin took pictures in the vicinity of the station.][citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/fergusliespbdrundergilmourstreet.jpg|title=PBDR line going under main Paisley to Ayr at Ferguslie - GH Robin|accessdate=2007-12-27 ] ][ citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/fergusliestationwithtrain1953.jpg|title=Ferguslie station with train in 1953 - GH Robin|accessdate=2007-12-27] ][ citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/fergusliestationwithtrain1949.jpg|title=Station platform with train and staff in 1949 - GH Robin|accessdate=2007-12-27] ]Notes
The Norris Forrest photographs are the copyright of the Great North of Scotland Railway Association.[citeweb|url=http://gnsra.org.uk/|title= Great North of Scotland Railway Association ] The GH Robin photographs are the copyright of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow.]Links
External links
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/railpage/stjamestoglenfield.htm Dedicated web page]
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