Paisley West railway station

Former railway station in Scotland

55°50′21″N 4°26′28″W / 55.8392°N 4.4410°W / 55.8392; -4.4410Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGlasgow and South Western RailwayPre-groupingGlasgow and South Western RailwayKey dates1 June 1897Opened^[1]14 February 1966Closed^[1]^[2]

Paisley West railway station was a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Paisley Canal Line.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1897,^[1] and closed 14 February 1966.^[1]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Elderslie Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal Line		Paisley Canal Line closed; station open
Potterhill Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Barrhead Branch		Paisley Canal Line closed; station open

Railways
BB G&SWR	Barrhead Branch	G&SWR
CR	Caledonian Railway
G&PJR	Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway	Joint CR / G&SWR
G&SWR	Glasgow and South Western Railway
GP&GR	Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway	Caledonian Railway
GPK&AR	Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway	G&SWR
P&BDR	Paisley and Barrhead District Railway	Caledonian Railway
P&RR	Paisley and Renfrew Railway	G&SWR
PCL	Paisley Canal Line	G&SWR

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Butt, page 180
^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 331. OCLC 931112387.

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.
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