Elderslie railway station

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Elderslie
Location
Location	Elderslie
Area	Ayrshire
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	4
History
21 July 1840	Opened
14 February 1966	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

Elderslie railway station was a railway station serving the west of Elderslie, Scotland originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line).

[edit] History

The station opened on 21 July 1840. To the east of the station was Canal Junction, with the line dividing between the line to Paisley Gilmour Street and to the Paisley Canal Line; whilst to the west a dive-under junction provided connections to the Kilbarchan Loop Line and the Bridge of Weir Railway, via Kilmacolm, and the rest of the former GPK&AR.

Elderslie station closed on 14 February 1966, however it remained a junction until the closure of the Paisley Canal Line through to Kilmacolm in 1983. Following the Ayrshire Coast Line electrification in 1986, a down goods loop remains, and the line to the south west is signalled for bi-directional working.

[edit] References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Houston Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Bridge of Weir Railway		Terminus
Johnstone North Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Kilbarchan Loop Line		Terminus
Johnstone		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Paisley Gilmour Street
Terminus		Glasgow and South Western Railway  Paisley Canal Line		Paisley West Line and station closed