Gorbals railway station

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Gorbals

Location

Location

Glasgow

Area

Lanarkshire

Operations

Original company

Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway

Pre-grouping

Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways

Platforms

History

1 September 1877

Opened

1 June 1928

Closed

Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

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Gorbals railway station was a railway station serving the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened on 1 September 1877 as the new terminus for the line when the old terminus, South Side station, would close a month later. Gorbals station closed to passengers permanently on 1 June 1928.

[edit] Future

The Crossrail Glasgow scheme is proposing a new station in this area, close to the location of site of Gorbals.

[edit] References

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Strathbungo Line open; station closed		Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway		Terminus
Terminus		Glasgow and South Western Railway City of Glasgow Union Line		St Enoch Line and station closed

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