Castle Semple railway station

Castle Semple
The intended site of the station in 2008
Location
Place	Near Howwood
Area	Renfrewshire
Coordinates	55°48′50″N 4°34′26″W / 55.8138°N 4.5740°W / 55.8138; -4.5740Coordinates: 55°48′50″N 4°34′26″W / 55.8138°N 4.5740°W / 55.8138; -4.5740
Grid reference	NS388608
Operations
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
History
N/A	Never opened
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Castle Semple railway station was intended to be a railway station that would have served the village of Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland as part of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

History

This station never opened.^[1] The proposed location of the station was a short distance north east of Castle Semple Loch, where a widening on the former railway line is still visible. A platform did exist here, used by the workers of the nearby Castle Semple Estate.^[1] Had the station opened to the general public, it would likely have been called Howwood or St Bryde's (after nearby St Bryde's House and burn).^[1] The trackbed is now part of National Cycle Route 7.

References

Notes

1. 1 2 3 Wham, p. 23

Sources

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
Lochwinnoch Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Dalry and North Johnstone Line		Kilbarchan Line and station closed