Busby
Location type
StationName and dates
Busby (1866-)Station code: BUS National Rail ScotRail
Where: East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Opened on the Busby Railway.
Open on the East Kilbride Line.
Description
This is a two platform station with staggered platforms - the northbound platform being slightly further north and extended in timber out over a road bridge. The stone built station building and goods shed survive.
The main station building was on the northbound platform with a stone built building on the southbound platform, the latter still stands.
There was a goods yard on the east side, approached from the south. On the west side was a branch to Busby Print Works by the White Cart Water. The White Cart was crossed by the Busby Viaduct to the north of the station.
The signal box (1881) was in the 'V' of the junction to the south of the station. There was a watertank alongside the box.
Serving the print works was one of the main reasons for the building of the Busby Railway.
The box closed in 1974, replaced by Glasgow Central Power Box.
Local
Ming's Express is now based in the surviving station building.
Tags
Station terminusExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Clarkston Thorntonhall Williamwood Whitecraigs Giffnock Hairmyres Muirend Cathcart Cathcart [1st] Spiersbridge Kings Park Langside Thornliebank Croftfoot Patterton | Busby Print Works Busby Viaduct Clarkston East Junction Clarkston West Junction Muirend Carriage Sidings New Braidbar Quarry Quarry Dripps Quarry Radio Times Orchard Quarry Braidbar Quarry Tourist/other Greenbank Garden Dripps Quarry Signal Box National Museum of Rural Life Holmwood House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1865 | Busby Railway Approval to extend line from Busby to East Kilbride. The Caledonian Railway working agreement is extended to East Kilbride. |
| 01/01/1866 | Busby Railway Line opened from Pollokshaws (Busby Junction) to Busby largely in connection with quarrying. |
| 01/09/1868 | Busby Railway Opened from Busby to East Kilbride. |
| / /1878 | Busby Railway Approval to double Giffnock to Busby. |
