Barrhead Central railway station was a railway station

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...

 serving the town of 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....

, Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. The station was on the Glasgow and South Western Railway

Glasgow and South Western Railway

The Glasgow and South Western Railway , one of the pre-grouping railway companies, served a triangular area of south-west Scotland, between Glasgow, Stranraer and Carlisle...

's short-lived Barrhead Branch

Barrhead Branch

The Barrhead Branch was a short lived branch line of the Glasgow and South Western Railway in Scotland] that connected the G&SWR Paisley Canal Branch to the G&SWR / CR Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.-History:...

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History

The station opened on 1 October 1902, and closed 1 January 1917. It was originally part of a circular service that ran from Glasgow St Enoch

St Enoch railway station

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 via Potterhill

Potterhill railway station

Potterhill railway station was a railway station to the south of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway's short-lived Barrhead Branch.-History:...

, Barrhead Central and Pollockshaws

Pollokshaws West railway station

Pollokshaws West railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line.- History :...

before returning to St Enoch. The circular service was withdrawn on 1 October 1907, however a service still ran here from St Enoch until the station closed.