South Renfrew railway station

South Renfrew railway station, also known as Renfrew South railway station, served the Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, from 1897 to 1967 on the Paisley and Renfrew Railway.

South Renfrew
LocationRenfrew, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.8729°N 4.4044°W / 55.8729; -4.4044
Grid referenceNS496670
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
19 April 1897 (1897-04-19)Opened
5 June 1967 (1967-06-05)Closed

History

The station opened on 19 April by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the west was Renfrew Steel Works and to the east was Albert Cabinet Works. The steel works were served by a signal box called Porterfield, which was to the south and it opened before the station. Two replacement signal boxes were built when the station opened, which were named 'South Renfrew No 1' and 'South Renfrew No 2'. Also to the south was a yard which served the sidings for the works. The station closed on 5 June 1967[1] along with both of the signal boxes. The track survived until 1986.[2]

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 395. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - South Renfrew". Railscot. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Renfrew Porterfield
Line and station closed		   Paisley and Renfrew Railway   Sandyford
Line and station closed


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