Uplawmoor (L&A) railway station

Uplawmoor

Uplawmoor station site in 2007
Location
Place Uplawmoor
Area Renfrewshire
Coordinates 55°45′49″N 4°29′28″W / 55.763553°N 4.491020°W / 55.763553; -4.491020Coordinates: 55°45′49″N 4°29′28″W / 55.763553°N 4.491020°W / 55.763553; -4.491020
Operations
Original company Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 2
History
1 May 1903 Opened[1]
1 January 1917 Closed
1 February 1919 Reopened
2 April 1962 Closed to regular services
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For the station on the former Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway see Uplawmoor (GB&K) railway station.

Uplawmoor railway station was a railway station serving the village of Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1903.[1] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to wartime economy,[1] and closed permanently to passengers and freight on 2 April 1962.[1][2] Upon closure, the nearby station Caldwell took on the name 'Uplawmoor'.

Although the station was closed to regular passengers, in 1964 the Royal Train was stabled here overnight during a visit to the area by the Queen Mother.[3]

Sidings ran to the Shillford Quarry that was located to the east of the station within Uplawmoor Wood.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lugton High
Line and station closed		   Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
   Neilston
Line closed; station open

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), page 237
  2. ↑ Stansfield (1999), page 41
  3. ↑ "Royal Train visits Uplawmoor in 1964".

Sources

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