Place Neilston 5 October 1855 Opened as Crofthead 1 May 1870 Closed | Area Renfrewshire 1 June 1868 Renamed Neilston Platforms in use 2 | |
Pre-grouping Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Original company Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway | ||
Neilston low railway station renfrewshire
Neilston Low railway station was a railway station serving the town of Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway (GB&N).
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History
The station opened by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, on 5 October 1855, as Crofthead. It was renamed Neilston on 1 June 1868; however it closed shortly after, on 1 May 1870.
The station reopened on 27 March 1871 and became part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway (GB&K). It was renamed Neilston Low on 24 January 1953 and closed permanently on 7 November 1966.
Today the line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line, although the station is long gone.
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