Parkhead North railway station

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Parkhead North
General information
Location Parkhead, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates 55°51′22″N4°11′53″W / 55.8560°N 4.1981°W / 55.8560; -4.1981 Coordinates: 55°51′22″N4°11′53″W / 55.8560°N 4.1981°W / 55.8560; -4.1981
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Coatbridge Branch
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 February 1871Opened as Parkhead [1]
30 June 1952Renamed as Parkhead North [1]
19 September 1955Closed [2] [3]
Railways in the Parkhead area
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Alexandra Parade
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Kennyhill Goods
Haghill Goods
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Duke Street
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Haghill Junction
(CB NBR) Camlachie Goods
Coatbridge Branch (NBR) Arrow Blue Left 001.svg 
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BSicon STRq.svg
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BSicon edDSTq.svg
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BSicon lBHFc2.svg
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BSicon exSTRc1.svg
BSicon exSTRc2.svg
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BSicon exENDE3.svg
Parkhead Forge Siding (SB CR)
(GCR)
Bridgeton
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Parkhead Forge Junction
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London Road Goods
BSicon tSTR.svg
BSicon exSTRc12.svg
BSicon extSTRc1.svg
BSicon exABZ3+4g.svg
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London Road Junction
(GCR)
Dalmarnock
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Dalmarnock
Strathclyde Junction
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BSicon exSTRc4.svg
BSicon extSTR.svg
(GCR)
Bridgeton Goods
BSicon eABZg+l.svg
BSicon excSTRq.svg
BSicon exdKDSTeq.svg
BSicon extHST2.svg
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Parkhead Stadium
(GCR)
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BSicon extdSTRc1.svg
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Railways
CB NBR
Coatbridge Branch (NBR)
CoGUR
City of Glasgow Union Railway (Joint G&SWR and NBR)
GCR
Glasgow Central Railway (CR)
SB CR
The Switchback (CR)

Parkhead was a railway station in the east end of Glasgow. It was opened as Parkhead, by the North British Railway on 1 February 1871. [1] It was renamed Parkhead North on 30 June 1952 by British Railways. [1] This was to differentiate it from the nearby ex-Caledonian Railway Parkhead station on the former Glasgow Central Railway.

Contents

The station was closed to passengers on 19 September 1955. [2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Carntyne
Line and Station open
  Coatbridge Branch
North British Railway
  Bellgrove
Line and Station open

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995)
  2. 1 2 Daniels & Dench 1973 , p. 85
  3. RAILSCOT

Sources