Crow Road railway station

Former railway station in Scotland

55°52′34″N 4°18′59″W / 55.8762°N 4.3165°W / 55.8762; -4.3165Grid referenceNS551672Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLanarkshire and Dunbartonshire RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 October 1896Opened[1]6 November 1960Closed [1]1970Station demolished

Crow Road railway station was located in Glasgow, Scotland and served the Broomhill and Hyndland areas of that city.

On the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway it was located on the road from which it took its name and sat to the north of a tunnel which connected it with Partick West railway station. The line ran on to Kelvinside railway station. This route went underneath the present day Hyndland railway station, which opened the day before Crow Road closed, on the present Argyle and North Clyde lines.

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Partick West
Line and station closed
  Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
operated by Caledonian Railway
  Kelvinside
Line and station closed
Whiteinch Riverside
Line and station closed
  Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
operated by Caledonian Railway
 

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 73

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.
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