Potterhill railway station

Potterhill
Potterhill station in 2006.
General information
Location	Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.8266°N 4.4224°W / 55.8266; -4.4224
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1886	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed for passengers
1959	closed for freight
Location

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.

History

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

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