Lochwinnoch (loop) railway station

Lochwinnoch
Lochwinnoch
	The approach to Lochwinnoch looking west in 2008.
General information
Location	Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55.7949°N 4.6248°W
Grid reference	NS355588
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 June 1905	Opened
27 June 1966	Closed

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

History

The bricked up passenger entrance in 2008.

The station opened on 1 June 1905,[1] and closed to passengers on 27 June 1966.[1][2] This station was located in the village on the north west side of Castle Semple Loch, being closer to the village centre than the original Lochwinnoch station (renamed Lochside during this station's lifetime)[1] which is still located at the south east end of Castle Semple Loch.

Little remains of the station, although a bricked up entrance remains under a bridge. The station site is now occupied by housing, and the trackbed to the east and west is now part of National Cycle Route 7.[3]

References

Notes

Butt, p. 148
Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 273. OCLC 931112387.
"Lochwinnoch Loop Station © Richard Webb cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Kilbirnie Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Dalry and North Johnstone Line		Castle Semple Line closed; station never opened

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[butt148-1] Butt, p. 148

[2] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 273. OCLC 931112387.

[LochwinnochStationInfo-3] "Lochwinnoch Loop Station © Richard Webb cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 6 October 2022.