Houston
Houston station building and platform in 2008
General information
Location	Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°50′54″N 4°31′25″W / 55.8484°N 4.5235°W / 55.8484; -4.5235
Grid reference	NS421645
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bridge of Weir Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
3 April 1871	Opened as Windyhill[1]
May 1871	Renamed Crosslee
1 January 1874	Renamed Houston[2]
1 January 1875	Renamed Houston (Crosslee)
June 1926	Renamed Houston and Crosslee
7 May 1973	Renamed Houston
10 January 1983	Closed

Houston railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Brookfield and Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Bridge of Weir Railway and later part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

History

The station opened on 3 April 1871 and was known as Windyhill.^[1] It was soon renamed Crosslee in May of the same year,^[1] and then renamed Houston on 1 January 1874.^[2] It was renamed Houston (Crosslee) exactly one year later on 1 January 1875,^[2] and then later renamed Houston and Crosslee.^[2]

Closure

It was finally renamed back to Houston on 7 May 1973,^[2] however the station closed on 10 January 1983.^[2]

A single platform remains on site, the station building which had been private residence was demolished in 2021.