Potterhill 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 prep ...

to the south of Paisley, Renfrewshire,

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. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway's short-lived

Barrhead Branch The Barrhead Branch was a branch line built by the Glasgow and South Western Railway in Scotland. It connected Potterhill railway station on the south side of Paisley with a new Barrhead Central railway station. The line was sometimes known ...

History

The station opened on 1 June 1886,Butt, page 190 and was closed on 1 January 1917. Although originally an intermediate station on the 3.25 mile line between Paisley West and Barrhead Central,Stansfield, page 38 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.

Footnotes

References

*Butt, R.V.J. (1995). ''The Directory of Railway Stations'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. . *Stansfield, G. (1999). ''Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways'', Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. . Disused railway stations in Renfrewshire Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1886 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 Buildings and structures in Paisley, Renfrewshire Transport in Paisley, Renfrewshire 1886 establishments in Scotland 1917 disestablishments in Scotland {{Scotland-railstation-stub