Rhu railway station

This station opened as "Row" on 7 August 1894. The station was laid out with two platforms linked by a footbridge, 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 south side of the station. On 24 February 1927, the spelling of the station's name was altered to "Rhu". The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1954 to 1956. The station was initially closed to passengers in January 1956, but reopened in April 1960. A…