Castle Semple railway station

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Castle Semple
The intended site of the station in 2008
Location
Location	Near Howwood
Area	Renfrewshire
Coordinates	55°48′50″N 4°34′26″W / 55.8138, -4.5740Coordinates: 55°48′50″N 4°34′26″W / 55.8138, -4.5740
Grid reference	NS388608
Operations
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
History
N/A	Never opened
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Castle Semple railway station was intended to be a railway station that would have served the village of Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland as part of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

Contents 1 History 2 References 2.1 Notes 2.2 Sources

[edit] History

This station never opened.^[1] The proposed location of the station was a short distance north east of Castle Semple Loch, where a widening on the former railway line is still visible. A platform did exist here, used by the workers of the nearby Castle Semple Estate.^[1] Had the station opened to the public, it would likely have been called Howwood or St Bryde's (after nearby St Bryde's House and burn).^[1] The trackbed is now part of National Cycle Route 7.

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Wham, p. 23

[edit] Sources

Wham, Alasdair (2000). The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5008-9. 

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Lochwinnoch Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Dalry and North Johnstone Line		Kilbarchan Line and station closed