Lyoncross Railway Station

Template:Infobox UK disused station Lyoncross railway station was intended to be a railway station between the towns of Newton Mearns and Barrhead, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station was never finished or opened to passengers. Its location was close to the junction between the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway and the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway near Balgray Reservoir.<ref name="Wham">Wham (2000)</ref><ref name="google map">"Direct link to google satellite image of location according to Wham".</ref> The former L&AR line here is still open on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Line.

The location of the station can be discerned by the widening of the tracks just east of Aurs Road between Newton Mearns and Barrhead.<ref name="google map" /> The section of track between Barrhead South and Lyoncross was never used.<ref name="Wham" />

References

Sources

• Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Template:Wham-SouthGlasgow

Preceding Station	Historical Railways			Following Station
Neilston Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway		Patterton Line and station open
Barrhead South Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway Paisley and Barrhead District Railway		Terminus