Lyoncross railway station
Encyclopedia
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
.
near Balgray Reservoir. 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 north of Aurs Road between Newton Mearns and Barrhead. The section of track between Barrhead South and Lyoncross was never used.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
between the towns of Newton Mearns
Newton Mearns
Newton Mearns is a suburban town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies southwest of Glasgow City Centre on the main road to Ayrshire, above sea level. It has a population of approximately 22,637.The town is part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...
and Barrhead
Barrhead
Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. As of the 2001 census its population was 19,813....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway was a railway company in Scotland built in the late 19th century that provided services between Ardrossan and Glasgow, with branches to Irvine and Kilbirnie. The line was operated by the Caledonian Railway with an aim to compete with the Glasgow and South...
.
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 RailwayPaisley and Barrhead District Railway
The Paisley and Barrhead District Railway was a railway in Scotland that ran between the towns of Paisley and Barrhead. Despite stations being built on the line, the railway was only ever open to freight services. For this reason it was known locally as "the dummy railway".-History:The railway was...
near Balgray Reservoir. 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 north of Aurs Road between Newton Mearns and Barrhead. The section of track between Barrhead South and Lyoncross was never used.