Rhu railway station

Rhu (Row)
Location
Place	Rhu
Area	Argyll and Bute
Coordinates	56°01′18″N 4°46′21″W / 56.0218°N 4.7725°WCoordinates: 56°01′18″N 4°46′21″W / 56.0218°N 4.7725°W
Operations
Original company	West Highland Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	1 (upon final closure)
History
7 August 1894[1]	Opened as Row
24 February 1924[1]	Renamed as Rhu
6 July 1941	Loop and second platform reinstated
4 June 1950	Loop and second platform taken out of service
9 January 1956[2]	Station closed
4 April 1960[2]	Station re-opened
15 June 1964[2]	Station closed
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Rhu is a closed railway station located in the village of Rhu, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the east shore of Gare Loch. It is located towards the southern end of the West Highland Railway.

History

This station opened as "Row" on 7 August 1894.

The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. The use of side platforms here was slightly unusual, since the West Highland Railway was otherwise built with island platforms at stations, apart from at its northern end. There were sidings on the west side of the station.

On 1 June 1924, the spelling of the station's name was altered to "Rhu".

References

1. Butt, p. 200.
2. Butt, p. 197.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
• RAILSCOT on the West Highland Railway