Mount Vernon North | |
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General information | |
Location | Mount Vernon, Glasgow Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°50′43″N4°08′27″W / 55.8454°N 4.1409°W Coordinates: 55°50′43″N4°08′27″W / 55.8454°N 4.1409°W |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
1883 | Opened as Mount Vernon [1] |
1 January 1917 | Closed [1] |
2 June 1919 | Re-opened [1] |
September 1952 | Renamed as Mount Vernon North [1] |
4 July 1955 | Closed [1] |
Mount Vernon railway station served the Mount Vernon area of Glasgow, Scotland on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton.
Mount Vernon was opened 1883 [1] on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway. It was closed as a wartime economy measure between 1917 and 1919. [1] Following nationalisation the station was renamed as Mount Vernon North to avoid confusion with the nearby Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway station of the same name. Mount Vernon North was closed on 4 July 1955. [1] The line closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Shettleston | North British Railway Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway | Broomhouse |
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