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Castle Semple railway station

Coordinates: 55°48′50″N 4°34′26″W / 55.8138°N 4.5740°W / 55.8138; -4.5740
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Castle Semple
The intended site of the station in 2008
General information
LocationNear Howwood, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°48′50″N 4°34′26″W / 55.8138°N 4.5740°W / 55.8138; -4.5740
Grid referenceNS388608
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
N/ANever opened

Castle Semple railway station was intended to be a railway station that would have served the village of Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland, as part of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

History

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This station never opened.[1] The proposed location of the station was a short distance north east of Castle Semple Loch, where a widening on the former railway line is still visible. A platform did exist here, used by the workers of the nearby Castle Semple Estate.[1] Had the station opened to the general public, it would likely have been called Howwood or St Bryde's (after nearby St Bryde's House and burn).[1] The trackbed is now part of National Cycle Route 7.

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Wham, p. 23

Sources

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Wham, Alasdair (2000). The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5008-9.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lochwinnoch
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Dalry and North Johnstone Line
  Kilbarchan
Line and station closed