Place Houston and Killellan Grid reference NS421645 3 April 1871 Opened as Windyhill Platforms in use 2 | Area Renfrewshire Post-grouping LMS Original company Bridge of Weir Railway | |
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Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway | ||
Houston railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Brookfield and Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Bridge of Weir Railway and later part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
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History
The station opened on 3 April 1871 and was known as Windyhill. It was soon renamed Crosslee in May of the same year, and then renamed Houston on 1 January 1874. It was renamed Houston (Crosslee) exactly one year later on 1 January 1875, and then later renamed Houston and Crosslee.
Closure
It was finally renamed back to Houston on 7 May 1973, however the station closed on 10 January 1983.
The station building and a single platform remain on site, however the building is now privately owned.
References
Houston railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA