Potterhill railway station

Potterhill railway station was a railway station to the south of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway's short-lived Barrhead Branch.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1886,^[1] and closed 1 January 1917.^[1] Although originally an intermediate station on the 3.25 mile line between Paisley West and Barrhead Central,^[2] services between Barrhead and Potterhill were terminated in 1913,^[2] leaving Potterhill as the branch terminus for the remainder of its life. Freight services continued at this station until 1959.^[2]

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, page 190
2. ^ ^{a b c} Stansfield, page 38

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.