Barrhead Central railway station explained

Barrhead
Status:Closed
Borough:Barrhead, Renfrewshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.801°N -4.3967°W
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Glasgow and South Western Railway
Years:1 October 1902
Events:Opened
Years1:1 January 1917
Events1:Closed

Barrhead Central railway station was a railway station serving the town of Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was on the Glasgow and South Western Railway's short-lived Barrhead Branch.

History

The station opened on 1 October 1902,[1] and closed 1 January 1917.[1] It was originally part of a circular service that ran from Glasgow St Enoch via Potterhill, Barrhead Central and Pollokshaws West railway station before returning to St Enoch.[2] The circular service was withdrawn on 1 October 1907, however a service still ran here from St Enoch until the station closed.[2]

Footnotes

  1. Butt, page 28
  2. Stansfield, page 34

References