Arkleston Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Arkleston Tunnel (1840-1883)Opened on the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.
Description
This double track tunnel was east of Paisley Gilmour Street and the junction for Renfrew (Arkleston Junction. It was opened out when the line was quadrupled in 1870s-1880s.
The tunnel's western portal was west of Arkleston Road and its eastern a little further to its east.
Tags
Tunnel
| Nearby stations Paisley East Paisley Abercorn Hawkhead [1st] Hawkhead Paisley Hamilton Street Sandyford Halt Hillington West Paisley Gilmour Street South Renfrew Renfrew Porterfield Paisley Canal Paisley Canal [1st] Dykebar Crookston Paisley St James | Gallowhill Sidings Arkleston Junction Gallowhill Junction Barshaw Park Miniature Railway Greenlaw Junction Paisley East Junction Lacy Street Depot Sandyford Metal Window Works Hillington Tube Works Sandyford Chemical Works Greenlaw Goods Abercorn Junction Hillington Industrial Estate Paisley Signalling Centre Tourist/other Ralston Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1874 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Authorisation given to quadruple line. Authorisation given to open out Arkleston Tunnel, which was required to allow quadrupling of the double track line. |
| / /1883 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Completion of works to open out Arkleston Tunnel. This allowed the line to be quadrupled. |
Books
 An Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways |
