Houston railway station (Scotland)

Former railway station in Scotland

For other uses, see Houston station.

Houston

Houston station building and platform in 2008

General information
Location| Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates| 55°50′54″N 4°31′25″W﻿ / ﻿55.8484°N 4.5235°W﻿ / 55.8484; -4.5235
Grid reference| NS421645
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping| Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping| LMS
Key dates
3 April 1871| Opened as Windyhill[1]
May 1871| Renamed Crosslee
1 January 1874| Renamed Houston[2]
1 January 1875| Renamed Houston (Crosslee)
June 1926| Renamed Houston and Crosslee
7 May 1973| Renamed Houston
10 January 1983| Closed

Houston railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Brookfield and Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Bridge of Weir Railway and later part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

## History

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The station opened on 3 April 1871 and was known as Windyhill.[1] It was soon renamed Crosslee in May of the same year,[1] and then renamed Houston on 1 January 1874.[2] It was renamed Houston (Crosslee) exactly one year later on 1 January 1875,[2] and then later renamed Houston and Crosslee.[2]

Preceding station  | Historical railways | Following station

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Bridge of Weir
Line and station closed |   | Glasgow and South Western Railway
Bridge of Weir Railway

|   | Elderslie
Line and station closed
| Glasgow and South Western Railway
Bridge of Weir Railway

|   | Johnstone
Line closed; station open

## Closure

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It was finally renamed back to Houston on 7 May 1973,[2] however the station closed on 10 January 1983.[2]

A single platform remains on site, the station building which had been private residence was demolished in 2021.

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b c Butt, p. 252
2. ^ a b c d e f Butt, p. 124

### Sources

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* Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
* 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
* Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

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