Neilston Low railway station

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Neilston Low
Location
Location	Neilston
Area	Renfrewshire
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Pre-grouping company	Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Platforms	2
History
Key dates	Opened 5 October 1855
	Closed 7 November 1966
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

For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway see Neilston 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.

[edit] History

The station opened 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. 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.

[edit] References

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

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Uplawmoor Line open; station closed		Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways  Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway		Barrhead