ELDERSLIE RAILWAY STATION

'Elderslie railway station' was a railway station serving the west of Elderslie, Scotland originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line).

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History

Footnotes

References

History

The station opened on 21 July 1840.^[1] To the east of the station was Canal Junction, with the line dividing between the line to Paisley Gilmour Street and to the Paisley Canal Line; whilst to the west a dive-under junction provided connections to the Kilbarchan Loop Line and the Bridge of Weir Railway, via Kilmacolm, and the rest of the former GPK&AR.
Elderslie station closed on 14 February 1966, however it remained a junction until the closure of the Paisley Canal Line through to Kilmacolm in 1983. Following the Ayrshire Coast Line electrification in 1986, a down goods loop remains, and the line to the south west is signalled for bi-directional working.

Footnotes

1. Butt, page 90

References

★ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). ''The Directory of Railway Stations'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.