Bridge of Weir railway station

Bridge of Weir
The station in 1961
Location
Place Bridge of Weir
Area Renfrewshire
Operations
Original company Bridge of Weir Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
20 June 1864 Opened[1]
18 May 1868 Closed during construction of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
23 December 1869 Reopened as a through station
10 January 1983 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Bridge of Weir railway station was a railway station serving the village of Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Bridge of Weir Railway.

Coordinates: 55°51′17″N 4°34′18″W / 55.85466°N 4.57159°W / 55.85466; -4.57159

History

The station opened on 1 June 1864, however it was closed on 18 May 1868 during the construction of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway. It reopened, now as part of the new extended line, on 23 December 1869. The station closed on 10 January 1983.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
End of Line
Through services via G&AR		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Bridge of Weir Railway
   Houston
Line and station closed
Kilmacolm
Line and station closed		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
   End of Line
Through services via BWR

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Butt (1995)

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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