Johnstone North railway station

Johnstone North railway station was a railway station serving the town of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland as part of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

For the station on the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, see Johnstone railway station.

Johnstone North
General information
LocationJohnstone, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.8399°N 4.5143°W / 55.8399; -4.5143
Grid referenceNS426636
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 June 1905Opened
7 March 1955Closed

History

The station opened on 1 June 1905.[1] An earlier terminus station, also called Johnstone North, on the Paisley Canal Line had operated nearby in 1885, but the opening of the Kilbarchan Loop made it redundant and so this station was built as a replacement. The station closed to passengers on 7 March 1955.[1]

To the east of the station was Cart Junction with the Bridge of Weir Railway, and onwards to the triangular junction with the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

The overbridge to the west of the station was removed as part of the construction associated with the Johnstone and Kilbarchan bypass (A737 road) in the early 1990s.

In 2007 the site was flattened to make way for a new Morrisons Superstore.

References

Notes
  1. Butt, p. 129

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kilbarchan
Line and station closed		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Dalry and North Johnstone Line / Bridge of Weir Railway
   Elderslie
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Dalry and North Johnstone Line / Bridge of Weir Railway
   Johnstone
Line closed, station open
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