Castle Semple railway station

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.

Castle Semple
The intended site of the station in 2008.
General information
LocationNear Howwood, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.8138°N 4.5740°W / 55.8138; -4.5740
Grid referenceNS388608
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
N/ANever opened

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 general 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.

References

Notes
  1. Wham, p. 23

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


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