Barrhead New railway station
Disused railway station in Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Barrhead New was one of four railway stations in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Barrhead New | |||||
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The station was immediately behind the Arthurlie Inn in the photograph.
Barrhead New Station was in fact adjacent to Barrhead Central Station on Mill Road | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Barrhead, Renfrewshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.800°N 4.396°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS498589 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Paisley and Barrhead District Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1897 | Built but never opened for passengers | ||||
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History
The station was originally part of the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway. 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 adjacent to the Arthurlie Inn (shown with railway bridge on picture) in Cross Arthurlie Street and described as a grand building, a towering edifice with its name picked out in metal letters attached to metal strips. It might have passed as a picture house.[1]
