Parkhead Stadium railway station
Parkhead Stadium | |
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General information | |
Location | Parkhead, Glasgow Scotland |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow Central Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Key dates | |
1 February 1897 | Opened as Parkhead[1] |
3 March 1952 | Renamed as Parkhead Stadium[1] |
5 October 1964 | Closed[1] |
Parkhead Stadium was a railway station in the east end of Glasgow. It was opened by the Caledonian Railway as Parkhead on 1 February 1897.[1]
In recognition of its proximity to the Celtic Park football stadium, it was known as Parkhead (for Celtic Park) by 1904;[2] and it was also referred to in some timetables as Parkhead for Celtic Park.[1]
The station was renamed Parkhead Stadium by British Railways on 3 March 1952.[1] The nearby ex-North British Railway's Coatbridge Branch station, "Parkhead", was renamed "Parkhead North" on 30 June 1952.[1]
It was closed to passengers on 5 October 1964.[1]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Tollcross Line and Station closed | Glasgow Central Railway Caledonian Railway | Bridgeton Line closed; Station open |
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h Butt (1995)
- ^ RCH Handbook of Railway Stations 1904
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.
- The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
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