Barrhead South railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Barrhead South

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caption = Photograph taken during a rail tour operated by the Stephenson Locomotive Society on 1 September 1951.
original = Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
pregroup = Caledonian Railway
locale = Barrhead
borough = Renfrewshire
platforms =
years = 1897
events = Built
years1 = 1897
events1 = Never opened for passengers

Barrhead South was one of four railway stations in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

History

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.

Situated in the hills south of Barrhead citeweb|url=http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=55.792138,-4.399059&spn=0.004837,0.014462&t=h&z=16|title= Direct link to google satellite image of location according to Wham ] , it was the only side platform station on the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Wham] It is clear from the wagons in the photograph that some railway activity took place in the area.

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rail line
previous = Lyoncross
"Line closed;
station never constructed"
next = Barrhead (New)
"Line and station closed"
route = Caledonian Railway

Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
col = Caledonian colour
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