Neilston Low Railway Station
About Neilston Low Railway Station
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). HistoryThe 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. Sources Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.
Neilston Low Railway Station Description
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). HistoryThe 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. Sources Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.