Houston railway station

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Houston
Houston station building and platform in 2008
Location
Location	Brookfield and Houston
Area	Renfrewshire
Coordinates	55°50′54″N 4°31′25″W / 55.8484, -4.5235Coordinates: 55°50′54″N 4°31′25″W / 55.8484, -4.5235
Grid reference	NS421645
Operations
Original company	Bridge of Weir Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
3 April 1871	Opened as Windyhill
May 1871	Renamed Crosslee
1 January 1874	Renamed Houston
1 January 1875	Renamed Houston (Crosslee)
7 May 1973	Renamed Houston
10 January 1983	Closed
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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.

[edit] 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] 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 privately owned.

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, p. 252
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Butt, p. 124

[edit] 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, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

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