Ibrox railway station

Former railway station in Scotland

55°51′00″N 4°18′46″W / 55.8501°N 4.3129°W / 55.8501; -4.3129Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGlasgow and Paisley Joint RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian and Glasgow & South Western RailwaysPost-groupingLMSKey dates6 November 1843Opened as Bellahouston1845Closed1 March 1871Reopened and renamed Ibrox6 February 1967Closed

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.

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]

Reopening

In 2008, the Rangers Supporters' Trust issued a statement calling for the station to be reopened.[3] The suggestion was met with disinterest from officials, public and media, as Ibrox Stadium is already well served by public transport in the form of bus routes and subway. The calls were made after it had been announced that public transport was to be improved in the East End of Glasgow, including the Celtic Park area, in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

As of 2019, Glasgow Subway's Broomloan Depot's tracks have been extended from the former site of Govan railway station to the track bed of Ibrox, which is now home to a new depot.

References

  1. ^ a b Butt, page 32
  2. ^ a b Butt, page 126
  3. ^ "RST Raise Ibrox Rail Link Issue". www.rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk. Rangers Supporters' Trust. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
Sources
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Govan
Line and Station closed 		  Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway (Govan Branch)
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Line open; Station closed
Cardonald
Line and Station open 		  Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
  
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