Strathbungo railway station
Strathbungo | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Glasgow |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1877 | Opened[1] |
| 28 May 1962 | Closed[1] |
Strathbungo railway station was a railway station serving the village of Strathbungo, Renfrewshire, (and later the city of Glasgow), Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.
History
The station opened on 1 December 1877,[1] and was located close to the junction between the lines to Glasgow St Enoch via Gorbals Junction (opened the year before the station itself, in 1876) and the older route towards Glasgow Central (first opened in 1848 by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway).
It closed to passengers permanently on 28 May 1962.[1]
Today little trace remains of the station at rail level, though the former booking office building on the bridge above still stands[2]; both lines meanwhile are still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line, though the old route towards St Enoch is still double line though freight-only (linking into the West Coast Main Line at Larkfield Junction).
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossmyloof Line and station open |
Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Gorbals Line partially closed; Station closed | ||
| Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway |
Eglinton Street Line open; Station closed | |||
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Strathbungo Station on navigable O.S. map
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