Houston railway station (Scotland)
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.
Houston | |
|---|---|
 Houston station building and platform in 2008 | |
| Location | Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.8484°N 4.5235°W |
| Grid reference | NS421645 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bridge of Weir Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 3 April 1871 | Opened as Windyhill[1] |
| May 1871 | Renamed Crosslee |
| 1 January 1874 | Renamed Houston[2] |
| 1 January 1875 | Renamed Houston (Crosslee) |
| June 1926 | Renamed Houston and Crosslee |
| 7 May 1973 | Renamed Houston |
| 10 January 1983 | Closed |
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]
| 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,[2] however the station closed on 10 January 1983.[2]
The station building and a single platform remain on site, however the building is now in a serious state of disrepair following a significant fire in what had been a private residence.
References
Notes
- Butt, p. 252
- Butt, p. 124
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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.
- 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.