Whitecraigs
Location type
StationName and dates
Whitecraigs (1903-)Station code: WCR National Rail ScotRail
Where: East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Opened on the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
Open on the Neilston Line.
Description
This is one of the finest stations in the Greater Glasgow area. It is a two platform station. The main station building on the up platform still stands. Unfortunately the down platform building and signal box, opened with the station, have not survived.
Because the station has been adopted the station is well maintained and has plants and baskets adorning the platforms.
The goods yard is now a station car park. This was on the south side, approached from the west and above the station.
The signal boxes at Patterton and Whitecraigs closed in 1961, the section taken over jointly by the boxes at Neilston High and Muirend.
Tags
Station
| Nearby stations Williamwood Spiersbridge Patterton Giffnock Clarkston Thornliebank Kennishead Priesthill and Darnley Muirend Busby Pollokshaws West Lyoncross Nitshill Langside Pollokshaws East | Clarkston West Junction Thornliebank Goods Clarkston East Junction Thornliebank Dye Print and Bleach Works Muirend Carriage Sidings English Quarry Washwall^s Old Siding Burnfield Siding New Braidbar Quarry Giffnock Brick Works Washwall^s New Siding Orchard Quarry Braidbar Quarry Argus Foundry Tourist/other Greenbank Garden |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/05/1903 | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Giffen Junction to Cathcart opened for passengers. Lugton [CR], Uplawmoor [1st], Neilston, Patterton, Whitecraigs station opened. |
News items
| 05/01/2012 | Whitecraigs named top station in Scotland [Railscot] |
| 20/02/2009 | Green fingered Glaswegian rewarded for station makeover [The Glaswegian] |
Books
 Forgotten Railways: Scotland |
