Uplawmoor (L&A) railway station

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This article is about the station 1903–1962. For a different station with the same name from 1962, see Uplawmoor (GB&K) railway station.

Uplawmoor
Uplawmoorstation11.JPG
Uplawmoor station site in 2007
LocationUplawmoor, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°45′49″N 4°29′28″W / 55.7635°N 4.4910°W / 55.7635; -4.4910Coordinates: 55°45′49″N 4°29′28″W / 55.7635°N 4.4910°W / 55.7635; -4.4910
Grid referenceNS437550
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 May 1903Opened[1]
1 January 1917Closed
2 March 1919Reopened
2 April 1962Closed 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.[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

  • Station site in 2007, looking towards Neilston

  • Station site in 2009, looking towards Lugton High

  • The railway alignment looking towards Neilston

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), p. 237
  2. ^ Stansfield (1999), p. 41
  3. ^ "Royal Train visits Uplawmoor in 1964".

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 978-1-85260-508-7. 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 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.

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