Elderslie railway station

Elderslie railway station was a railway station serving the west of Elderslie, Scotland, originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line).

Elderslie
Location
Place	Elderslie
Area	Renfrewshire
Coordinates	55.8387°N 4.4751°W / 55.8387; -4.4751
Grid reference	NS450634
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	4
History
21 July 1840	Opened
14 February 1966	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station opened on 21 July 1840.[1] The station was grand in design, and had four platforms, with the station building extended out over the two central platforms. It had a covered walkway out into Elderslie Main Road. It was a busy railway intersection, as all mainline traffic from Glasgow - Ayr/Stranraer passed through it, as well as the Paisley Canal Line, the Dalry and North Johnstone Line, and the Bridge of Weir Railway.[2] To the east of the station was Canal Junction, with the line dividing between the line to Glasgow via Paisley Gilmour Street and the line via Paisley Canal; whilst to the west a dive-under junction provided connections to the North Johnstone line and the line to Greenock Princes Pier, via Kilmacolm.

Elderslie station closed on 14 February 1966 and was demolished shortly after,[1] however it remained a junction until the closure of the Paisley Canal Line through to Kilmacolm in 1983. Following the Ayrshire Coast Line electrification in 1986, an Up Passenger Loop remains, and the line to the south west is signalled for bi-directional working. All that remains of the station now is the bricked off entrance on the main road, which once led to the covered walkway, and a large brick abutment adjacent to the current Glasgow to Ayr line.[3]

References

Notes

1. Butt, page 90
2. 'Lost railway lines south of Glasgow' - A. Wham, 2000
3. 'A History of Elderslie'

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.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Houston Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Bridge of Weir Railway		Connection with GPK&AR
Johnstone North Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Dalry and North Johnstone Line		Connection with GPK&AR
Johnstone Line and station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway		Paisley Gilmour Street Line and station open
Connection with GPK&AR		Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal Line		Paisley West Line and station closed
Connection with GPK&AR		Glasgow and South Western Railway Barrhead Branch		Potterhill Line and station closed