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serving the villages of Brookfield and

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, originally as part of the

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and later part of the

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History

The station opened on 3 April 1871 and was known as Windyhill.Butt, p. 252 It was soon renamed Crosslee in May of the same year, and then renamed Houston on 1 January 1874.Butt, p. 124 It was renamed Houston (Crosslee) exactly one year later on 1 January 1875, and then later renamed Houston and Crosslee.

Closure

It was finally renamed back to Houston on 7 May 1973, however the station closed on 10 January 1983. A single platform remains on site, the station building which had been private residence was demolished in 2021.

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