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This list is for railway lines across Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which are now abandoned, closed, dismantled or disused. Within the United Kingdom, examples exist of opened railways which formerly constituted cross-country main trunk lines as well as many more which served more local, or exclusively industrial, needs.
The Argyle Line was extended in December 2005 when a four-mile (6.4 km) section of the Mid Lanark Lines of the Caledonian Railway reopened, serving Chatelherault, Merryton and Larkhall. [1] The Glasgow and South Western Railway's Paisley Canal line was closed to passengers in 1983. The majority of the route reopened in 1990.
Stations listed are those being available to the public thus excluding some private unadvertised stations, military use, railway staff only use or for other specified workmen only e.g.coal miners. Some stations have been reopened to passenger traffic. Some lines are still in use for freight and mineral traffic.
Connor, J.E. (2005) London's Disused Stations, Volume Five, The London & South Western Railway, including the Tooting Merton & Wimbledon Railway and West London Extension Railways. Connor & Butler, Colchester, ISBN 978-0-947699-38-3; Connor, J.E. (2006) London's Disused Stations, Volume Six, The London Brighton & South Coast Railway.
Baguley; Chorlton-cum-Hardy (converted to Metrolink); Clayton Bridge; Dean Lane (converted to Metrolink); Didsbury; Fallowfield; High Street (Metrolink tram stop) Hyde Road; Levenshulme South
Disused British Railway Lines. See also the list of Disused British Railway Stations. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. ...
An abandoned branch of the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway, England Example of conversion of part of an abandoned railway line to a regenerated habitat. An abandoned railroad is a railway line which is no longer used for that purpose. Such lines may be disused railways, closed railways, former railway lines, or derelict railway lines. Some have ...
Disused railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire (1 C, 58 P) Disused railway stations in East Sussex (1 C, 26 P) Disused railway stations in Essex (53 P)