Stanely 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 ...

to the west of

Paisley, Renfrewshire Paisley ( ; sco, Paisley, gd, Pàislig ) is a large town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders the city of Glasgow to the east, and straddles the banks of the White Cart Wate ...

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History

The station was originally part of the

Paisley and Barrhead District Railway The Paisley and Barrhead District Railway was a railway in Scotland that ran between the towns of Paisley and Barrhead. It was intended to serve industrial premises and develop local passenger and goods business. The Caledonian Railway managed ...

. The line was opened in 1897 and used for freight until the 1960s but none of the stations including this one opened for passenger travel. It was located directly to the south (toward the Gleniffer braes) of the castle in Stanely Dam.Wham The line ran along the edge of the dam to Glenfield. The platform was the same long concrete island design as the other

stations.

References

Notes

Sources

* Wham, Alisdair (2000). ''Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow''. Wigtown: GC Book Publishers Ltd. .

External links

Dedicated web page
{{end box Disused railway stations in Renfrewshire Unbuilt railway stations in the United Kingdom Buildings and structures in Paisley, Renfrewshire Transport in Paisley, Renfrewshire