Garngad railway station

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Garngad railway station was a railway station in Royston, Glasgow on the City Union Line, on the Garngad chord. It closed for passenger traffic in 1910.

The station opened on 1 October 1883. It was known as Blochairn station until 1885, when it was renamed to Garngad. The station closed on 1 March 1910. It was operated by the North British Railway. [1] Passenger trains still operate through the station site to and from Springburn, the line having been AC electrified since 1960.

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References

  1. "North British Railway List of Stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003" (PDF). North British Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

Coordinates: 55°52′20″N4°13′03″W / 55.87227°N 4.21755°W / 55.87227; -4.21755