Houston railway station (Scotland) explained

Houston
Status:Disused
Borough:Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.8484°N -4.5235°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pregroup:Glasgow and South Western Railway
Postgroup:LMS
Years:3 April 1871
Events:Opened as Windyhill
Years1:May 1871
Events1:Renamed Crosslee
Years2:1 January 1874
Events2:Renamed Houston
Years3:1 January 1875
Events3:Renamed Houston (Crosslee)
Years4:June 1926
Events4:Renamed Houston and Crosslee
Years5:7 May 1973
Events5:Renamed Houston
Years6:10 January 1983
Events6:Closed

Houston railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Brookfield and Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Bridge of Weir Railway and later part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

History

The station opened on 3 April 1871 and was known as Windyhill.[1] It was soon renamed Crosslee in May of the same year,[1] and then renamed Houston on 1 January 1874.[2] It was renamed Houston (Crosslee) exactly one year later on 1 January 1875,[2] and then later renamed Houston and Crosslee.[2]

Closure

It was finally renamed back to Houston on 7 May 1973,[2] however the station closed on 10 January 1983.[2]

A single platform remains on site, the station building which had been private residence was demolished in 2021.

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Notes and References

  1. Butt, p. 252
  2. Butt, p. 124