Ibrox railway station

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Ibrox
Location
Location	Ibrox
Area	Glasgow
Coordinates	55°51′00″N 4°18′46″W / 55.8501, -4.3129Coordinates: 55°51′00″N 4°18′46″W / 55.8501, -4.3129
Operations
Original company	Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Platforms	2
History
6 November 1843	Opened as Bellahouston
1845	Closed
1 March 1871	Reopened and renamed Ibrox
6 February 1967	Closed
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For the Glasgow Subway station of the same name see Ibrox subway station.

Ibrox railway station was a railway station in Ibrox, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened on 6 November 1843 and was known as Bellahouston.^[1] Bellahouston had a short life and was closed in 1845,^[1] however the station was reopened and renamed Ibrox on 1 March 1871.^[2] Ibrox station closed to passengers on 6 February 1967.^[2]

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, page 32
2. ^ ^{a b} Butt, page 126

[edit] References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.

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Cardonald Line and Station open		Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways  Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway

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