Rhu railway station

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Rhu (Row)

Location

Location

Rhu

Area

Argyll and Bute

Operations

Original company

West Highland Railway

Pre-grouping

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

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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".