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| − | {{ | + | {{Infobox UK disused station |
| − | | name = Uplawmoor | + | | name = Uplawmoor |
| − | | | + | | other_name = |
| − | | original = Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | + | | image_name = Uplawmoorstation11.JPG |
| − | | | + | | caption = Uplawmoor station site in 2007| |
| − | + | | original = [[Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway]]| | |
| − | | | + | | pregroup = [[Caledonian Railway]] |
| − | | | + | | postgroup = [[London Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]] |
| + | | locale = [[Uplawmoor]]| | ||
| + | | borough = [[Renfrewshire]] | ||
| + | | latitude = 55.763553 | ||
| + | | longitude = -4.491020 | ||
| + | | years = 1 May 1903 | ||
| + | | events = Opened<ref name="Butt" /> | ||
| + | | years1 = 1 January 1917 | ||
| + | | events1 = Closed | ||
| + | | years2 = 1 February 1919 | ||
| + | | events2 = Reopened | ||
| + | | years4 = 2 April 1962 | ||
| + | | events4 = Closed to regular services | ||
| + | | platforms = 2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | For the station on the former [[Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway]] see [[Uplawmoor ( | + | :''For the station on the former [[Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway]] see [[Uplawmoor (GB&K) railway station]].'' |
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'''Uplawmoor railway station''' was a [[train station|railway station]] serving the village of [[Uplawmoor]], [[East Renfrewshire]], [[Scotland]] as part of the [[Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway]]. | '''Uplawmoor railway station''' was a [[train station|railway station]] serving the village of [[Uplawmoor]], [[East Renfrewshire]], [[Scotland]] as part of the [[Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The station opened on 1 May 1903. It closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to | + | The station opened on 1 May 1903.<ref name="Butt">Butt (1995), page 237</ref> It closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to [[First World War|wartime economy]],<ref name="Butt" /> and closed permanently to passengers and freight on 2 April 1962.<ref name="Butt" /><ref>Stansfield (1999), page 41</ref> Upon closure, the nearby station {{Stnlnk|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 Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Mother]]. | + | 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 Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Mother]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barrhead-scotland.com/neilston/royal.htm|title=Royal Train visits Uplawmoor in 1964}}</ref> |
Sidings ran to the [[Shillford]] Quarry that was located to the east of the station within Uplawmoor Wood. | Sidings ran to the [[Shillford]] Quarry that was located to the east of the station within Uplawmoor Wood. | ||
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File:Uplawmoor view towards Neilston.JPG|The railway alignment looking towards Neilston | File:Uplawmoor view towards Neilston.JPG|The railway alignment looking towards Neilston | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | === Notes === | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
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| + | ===Sources=== | ||
| + | * {{Butt-Stations}} | ||
| + | * {{Jowett-Atlas}} | ||
| + | * {{Jowett-Nationalised}} | ||
| + | * {{Stansfield-AyrRenfrew}} | ||
| + | {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}} | ||
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Uplawmoor (LandA) Railway Station}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Railway stations opened in 1903]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Railway stations closed in 1917]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Railway stations opened in 1919]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Railway stations closed in 1962]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Disused railway stations in East Renfrewshire]] | ||
