Partick West railway station

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Partick West
Location
Place	Thornwood
County	Glasgow
Operations
Original company	Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
Pre-grouping company	Caledonian Railway
Platforms	2
History
10 October 1896	Opened
5 October 1964	Closed
Disused railway stations in Scotland
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-Z

Partick West railway station served the Partick area of the city of Glasgow, particularly the Thornwood section of Partick. It was a four platform station on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway, with two platforms on a east-west line with services between Dumbarton and Glasgow city centre and a further two platforms on a north-south line with services between Maryhill and the city centre.

The station was situated beside the imposing building of the Meadowside Granary, which has since been demolished and replaced by part of the Glasgow Harbour development. Passenger services stopped using Partick West in the 1960s as part of the Beeching Axe which drastically cut rail services across the United Kingdom.

Partick West was one of three stations which served the Partick area, along with Partickhill and Partick Central (latterly called Kelvin Hall). None of these stations exist now, and since 1979 the area has been served by one Partick station which combines rail, underground and bus services.

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Partick Central		Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway		Crow Road
		Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway		Whiteinch Riverside