Potterhill railway station

Potterhill railway station was a railway station to the south of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway's short-lived Barrhead Branch.

Potterhill
Potterhill station in 2006.
General information
LocationPaisley, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.8266°N 4.4224°W / 55.8266; -4.4224
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1886Opened
1 January 1917Closed

History

The station opened on 1 June 1886,[1] and was closed on 1 January 1917.[1] Although originally an intermediate station on the 3.25 mile line between Paisley West and Barrhead Central,[2] services between Barrhead and Potterhill were terminated in 1913,[2] leaving Potterhill as the branch terminus for the remainder of its life. Freight services continued at this station until 1959.[2]

Footnotes

  1. Butt, page 190
  2. Stansfield, page 38

References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Barrhead Central
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Barrhead Branch
  Paisley West
Line and station closed


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