| Uplawmoor | |
|---|---|
 Uplawmoor station site in 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Uplawmoor, Renfrewshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°45′49″N 4°29′28″W / 55.7635°N 4.4910°W / 55.7635; -4.4910 |
| Grid reference | NS437550 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1903 | Opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed |
| 2 March 1919 | Reopened |
| 2 April 1962 | Closed to regular services |
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. It closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to wartime economy, and closed permanently to passengers and freight on 2 April 1962. 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.
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 | ||
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Station site in 2007, looking towards Neilston
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Station site in 2009, looking towards Lugton High
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The railway alignment looking towards Neilston
References
Notes
- ^ Butt (1995), p. 237
- Stansfield (1999), p. 41
- "Royal Train visits Uplawmoor in 1964".
Sources
- 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.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.