Glasgow Green railway station

Glasgow Green was a railway station in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland.

Glasgow Green
Glasgow Green station in 2008
General information
LocationGlasgow Green, Glasgow
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow Central Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 November 1895Opened
1 January 1917Closed as a Wartime economy measure
1 June 1919Reopened
2 November 1953Closed

The station was opened on 1 November 1895 and closed on 1 January 1917. It reopened on 1 June 1919 and closed again on 2 November 1953. The station then sat unused on the Argyle Line of the Glasgow suburban railway network, with no plans to reopen and its platforms removed. The lettering of the station name was in the same style of other Caledonian Stations, most notably on the main canopy of Glasgow Central.

On 20 March 2012, what remained of the station's façade (the southern and western walls, their windows and doorways bricked up) was demolished. Network Rail cited public safety as the reason, claiming the façade had become unsafe after sustaining storm damage.[1]

References
  1. "Turner Prize winner Douglas Gordon's mural destroyed". BBC News. BBC. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bridgeton   Caledonian Railway
Glasgow Central Railway
   Glasgow Cross
Line open; station closed

55°51′4″N 4°14′2″W


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