Lyoncross railway station

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Lyoncross
Location
Location	Near Newton Mearns
Area	Renfrewshire
Operations
Original company	Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Platforms	None opened
History
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Lyoncross railway station was intended to be a railway station between the towns of Newton Mearns and Barrhead, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

Contents 1 History 2 References 2.1 Notes 2.2 Sources

[edit] History

The station was never finished or opened to passengers. Its location was close to the junction between the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway and the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway near Balgray Reservoir. ^[1][2] The former L&AR line here is still open on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Line.

The location of the station can be discerned by the widening of the tracks just north of the road between Newton Mearns and Barrhead.^[2] The section of track between Barrhead South and Lyoncross was never used.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Wham
2. ^ ^{a b} Direct link to google satellite image of location according to Wham.

[edit] Sources

• Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders, 1st edition, Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685. 
• Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A.J.S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders, 2nd edition, Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072. 

• Wham, Alasdair (2000). The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5008-9. 

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Neilston Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway		Patterton Line and station open
Barrhead South Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway  Paisley and Barrhead District Railway		Terminus

Coordinates: 55.789685° N 4.371850° W