Kilbarchan railway station was a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

serving the village of

Kilbarchan Kilbarchan ( gd, Cill Bhearchain) is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry. History ...

Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...

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. The station was part of the

Dalry and North Johnstone Line The Dalry and North Johnstone Line (also known as the Lochwinnoch Loop Line or Kilbarchan Loop Line) was a branch of the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, Scotland, connecting the stations in Elderslie and ...

on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1905,Butt, p. 131 and closed to passengers on 27 June 1966. The station was originally an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

covered by an overhanging glass canopy. Access to the station, was via two glazed brick lined entrance ramps at either end of the platform; one leading to the archway under the green bridges in the village's main thoroughfare High Barholm, and the other leading down to a minor road near the Tandlehill estate. When the station was built, several of the cottages in the street had to be cleared to make way for the station entrance, and the bridges over the street.'Lost railway lines south of Glasgow' A. Wham 2000 The station's platform remains partially intact. However, the trackbed is now part of

National Cycle Route 7 Route For mapping purposes, the route is split at Glasgow into Lochs and Glens (south) and (north) Sunderland to Carlisle This route follows the Sea to Sea (C2C) cycle route for much of its length before the C2C departs to Whitehaven and N ...

. Both station passenger entrance ramps were re-opened for access to the cycle route.

Gallery

Image:Kilbarchan railway station platform.jpg, The remaining platform looking south-west in 2008. Image:Kilbarchan railway station entrance.jpg, The north western street entrance to the station in 2008. Image:Kilbarchan railway station sw approach.jpg, The approach to the station from the south-west in 2008.

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* Disused railway stations in Renfrewshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1905 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in Scotland Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations {{Scotland-railstation-stub