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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Houston (Scotland) Railway Station

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. It was soon renamed Crosslee in May of the same year, and then renamed Houston on 1 January 1874. It was renamed Houston (Crosslee) exactly one year later on 1 January 1875, and then later renamed Houston and Crosslee.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bridge of Weir
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Bridge of Weir Railway
  Elderslie
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Bridge of Weir Railway
  Johnstone
Line closed; station open

Closure

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

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

References

Notes

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

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.