Arkleston Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Arkleston Junction (1877-)Station code: National Rail
Opened on the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.
Opened on the Paisley Abercorn Curve and Greenlaw Goods (Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway).
Description
This junction is immediately west of the former Arkleston Tunnel and east of Paisley Gilmour Street.
With the quadrupling of the Glasgow to Paisley line the junction for the Renfrew branch was moved further east from Gallowhill Junction.
The signal box was on the north side of the junction. Going west from the junction the line split into three:
- the Renfrew line
- the approach to Greenlaw Goods, which split off the Renfew line (and had a slow connection to it which followed the original course of the Renfrew curve)
- the approach to Paisley Gilmour Street
Opposite the box, and on the south side of the line, were the Gallowhill Sidings, dead end sidings which were approached from the west from Gallowhill Junction.
The signal box closed in 1966 when replaced by Paisley Power Box. The main line was reduced from four lines to two in preparation for Greenock electrification.
The Renfrew branch closed in 181 and was lifted in 1986/87.
In preparation for opening of a branch to Glasgow Airport, which did not go ahead, the line was increased to three lines east of Arkleston and four lines to the west. The centre road to the east is used in peak periods for limited stop trains.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Paisley East Paisley Abercorn Paisley Hamilton Street Hawkhead Hawkhead [1st] Paisley Gilmour Street Sandyford Halt Hillington West Paisley Canal Paisley Canal [1st] South Renfrew Renfrew Porterfield Dykebar Paisley St James Crookston | Gallowhill Sidings Arkleston Tunnel Gallowhill Junction Greenlaw Junction Barshaw Park Miniature Railway Paisley East Junction Lacy Street Depot Greenlaw Goods Sandyford Metal Window Works Paisley Signalling Centre Abercorn Junction Wallneuk Junction Sandyford Chemical Works Vulcan Works [Paisley] Vulcan Foundry [Paisley] [2nd] |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1874 | Paisley and Renfrew Railway The east end of the curve from Abercorn Junction on the Renfrew line is moved further east to Arkleston Junction.The curve itself is eased. |
| 20/05/1958 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Collision at Arkleston Junction resulting in a death. |
| 05/06/1967 | Paisley and Renfrew Railway Renfrew Wharf to Arkleston Junction (excluded) closed to passengers. Renfrew Wharf, Renfrew Fulbar Street, South Renfrew, Sandyford Halt and Paisley Abercorn stations closed. |
| 05/01/1981 | Paisley and Renfrew Railway Arkleston Junction to near Sandyford Halt closed officially (track remains until 1986). |
Books
 An Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways |
