Rhu railway station

Rhu (Row)
Location
Place	Rhu
Area	Argyll and Bute
Coordinates
Operations
Original company	West Highland Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	1 (upon final closure)
History
7 August 1894	Opened as Row
24 February 1924	Renamed as Rhu
6 July 1941	Loop and second platform reinstated
4 June 1950	Loop and second platform taken out of service
9 January 1956	Station closed
4 April 1960	Station re-opened
15 June 1964	Station closed
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Rhu is a closed railway station located in the village of Rhu, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the east shore of Gare Loch. It is located towards the southern end of the West Highland Railway.

History

This station opened as "Row" on 7 August 1894.

The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. The use of side platforms here was slightly unusual, since the West Highland Railway was otherwise built with island platforms at stations, apart from at its northern end. There were sidings on the west side of the station.

On 1 June 1924, the spelling of the station's name was altered to "Rhu".

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Helensburgh Upper Line and Station open		West Highland Railway North British Railway		Shandon Line open; Station closed

Sources

• RAILSCOT on the West Highland Railway

• Butt, p. 200.
• Butt, p. 197.