Partick West railway station

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Partick West
Location
Location Thornwood
Area Glasgow
Operations
Original company Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Platforms 4
History
10 October 1896 Opened
5 October 1964 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

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Partick West railway station served the Partick area of the city of Glasgow, particularly the Thornwood section of Partick. It was a four platform station on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway, with two platforms on an east-west line with services between Dumbarton and Glasgow city centre and a further two platforms on a north-south line with services between Maryhill and the city centre.

The station was situated beside the imposing building of the Meadowside Granary, which has since been demolished and replaced by part of the Glasgow Harbour development. Passenger services stopped using Partick West in the 1960s as part of the Beeching Axe which drastically cut rail services across the United Kingdom.

Partick West was one of three stations which served the Partick area, along with Partickhill and Partick Central (latterly called Kelvin Hall). None of these stations exist now, and since 1979 the area has been served by one Partick station which combines rail, underground and bus services.

[edit] Routes

Preceding station Historical Railways Following station
Partick Central
Line and station closed
  Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway

operated by Caledonian Railway

  Crow Road
Line and station closed
  Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway

operated by Caledonian Railway

  Whiteinch Riverside
Line and station closed