Potterhill railway station explained

Potterhill
Status:Disused
Borough:Paisley, Renfrewshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.8266°N -4.4224°W
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Glasgow and South Western Railway
Years:1 June 1886
Events:Opened
Years1:1 January 1917
Events1:Closed for passengers
Years2:1959
Events2:closed for freight

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 was closed on 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. Butt, page 190
  2. Stansfield, page 38

References