Crow Road railway station

Crow Road
The site of the station in 2013
General information
Location	Broomhill, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55°52′34″N4°18′59″W / 55.8762°N 4.3165°W / 55.8762; -4.3165
Grid reference	NS551672
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1896	Opened [1]
6 November 1960	Closed [1]
1970	Station demolished
Location

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. 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.