Clydebank East railway station

Clydebank East
The site of the station in 2019
General information
Location	Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°53′54″N4°24′01″W / 55.8983°N 4.4002°W / 55.8983; -4.4002
Grid reference	NS500698
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 December 1882 (1882-12-01)	Opened as Clydebank
17 May 1897	Name changed to Clydebank East
14 September 1959 (1959-09-14)	Closed
Location

Clydebank East railway station served the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, from 1882 to 1959 on the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1882 by the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway. It was originally a terminus until Dalmuir and Clydebank (originally Clydebank Central) opened to the west on 17 May 1897, at which point the older station's name changed to Clydebank East. It had carriage sidings on either side, goods sidings to the south, which served John Brown & Company shipyard and Clydebank East Shed. The station closed on 14 September 1959. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 130. OCLC   931112387.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 64. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Yoker Line and station closed		Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway		Clydebank Line and station closed