Kilmacolm railway station

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Kilmacolm
Kilmacolm railway station in 1979
Location
Location Kilmacolm
Area Inverclyde
Operations
Original company Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
23 December 1869 Opened as Kilmacolm G&SW
1 December 1904 Renamed: Kilmacolm
1907 Station largely Rebuilt
14 February 1966 Became Terminal passenger station of Paisley Canal Line
10 January 1983 Closure
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Kilmacolm railway station was a railway station serving the village of Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened on 23 December 1869, as Kilmacolm G&SW; however on 1 December 1904 it was renamed Kilmacolm.[1] The station was largely rebuilt in 1907.[2]

On 14 February 1959, stopping passenger services from Glasgow and Paisley ceased running beyond Kilmacolm; however, the St Enoch railway station, to Greenock Princes Pier Ocean Liner boat trains continued running, without stopping, through the station until 30 November 1965.[3]

The tracks were truncated at Kilmacolm in September 1966 and it became the north western terminus of the Paisley Canal Line passenger services.[3]

The station and the rest of the line closed on 10 January 1983.[1] The former site of the station is now occupied by a tavern. [2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Butt
  2. ^ a b Wham, Route C
  3. ^ a b Thomas

[edit] References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Thomas, John (1971). A regional history of the railways of Great Britain. Volume VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders. Newton Abbott: David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6.
  • Wham, Alasdair (2000). Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers Ltd. ISBN 1-872350-08-9.
Preceding station Historical Railways Following station
Port Glasgow (Upper)
Line and station closed		   Glasgow and South Western Railway

 Greenock and Ayrshire Railway

   Bridge of Weir
Line and station closed