Rhu railway station

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Rhu (Row)
Location
Place	Rhu
County	Argyll and Bute
Operations
Original company	West Highland Railway
Pre-grouping company	North British Railway
Platforms	1 (upon final closure)
History
3 August 1894	Opened as Row
1 June 1924	Renamed as Rhu
6 July 1931	Loop and second platform added
4 June 1950	Loop and second platform taken out of service
9 January 1956	Station closed
4 April 1960	Station re-opened
14 June 1964	Station closed
Disused railway stations in Scotland
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-Z

Rhu is a closed railway station located at Rhu, Argyll and Bute on the east shore of Gare Loch, in Argyll and Bute. It is located towards the southern end of the West Highland Railway.

[edit] History

This station opened as "Row" on 7 August 1894.

The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. The use of side platforms here was slightly unusual, since the West Highland Railway was otherwise built with island platforms at stations, apart from at its northern end. There were sidings on the west side of the station.

On 1 June 1924, the spelling of the station's name was altered to "Rhu".

[edit] References

RAILSCOT on the West Highland Railway

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Helensburgh Upper Line and Station open		West Highland Railway		Shandon Line open; Station closed