Elderslie railway station

Elderslie railway station was a railway station serving the west of Elderslie, Scotland, originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line).

Elderslie
Elderslie before its closure.
General information
LocationElderslie, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°50′19″N 4°28′30″W / 55.8387°N 4.4751°W / 55.8387; -4.4751
Grid referenceNS450634
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
21 July 1840Opened
14 February 1966Closed

History

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The station opened on 21 July 1840.[1] The station was grand in design, and had four platforms, with the station building extended out over the two central platforms. It had a covered walkway out into Elderslie Main Road. It was a busy railway intersection, as all mainline traffic from Glasgow - Ayr/Stranraer passed through it, as well as the Paisley Canal Line, the Dalry and North Johnstone Line, and the Bridge of Weir Railway.[2] To the east of the station was Canal Junction, with the line dividing between the line to Glasgow via Paisley Gilmour Street and the line via Paisley Canal; whilst to the west a dive-under junction provided connections to the North Johnstone line and the line to Greenock Princes Pier, via Kilmacolm.

Elderslie station closed on 14 February 1966 and was demolished shortly after,[1] however it remained a junction until the closure of the Paisley Canal Line through to Kilmacolm in 1983. Following the Ayrshire Coast Line electrification in 1986, an Up Passenger Loop remains, and the line to the south west is signalled for bi-directional working. All that remains of the station now is the bricked off entrance on the main road, which once led to the covered walkway, and a large brick abutment adjacent to the current Glasgow to Ayr line.[3]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Butt, page 90
  2. ^ 'Lost railway lines south of Glasgow' - A. Wham, 2000
  3. ^ 'A History of Elderslie'

Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Houston
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Bridge of Weir Railway
  Connection with
GPK&AR
Johnstone North
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Dalry and North Johnstone Line
  Connection with
GPK&AR
Johnstone
Line and station open
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
  Paisley Gilmour Street
Line and station open
Connection with
GPK&AR
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Paisley Canal Line
  Paisley West
Line and station closed
Connection with
GPK&AR
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Barrhead Branch
  Potterhill
Line and station closed