Kelvinbridge railway station

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Kelvinbridge
The remains of the station above the bridge crossing the River Kelvin
Location
Location	Kelvinbridge
Area	Glasgow
Operations
Original company	Glasgow Central Railway
Pre-grouping company	Caledonian Railway
Platforms	2
History


10 August 1896	Opened
15 June 1952	Station closed to passengers
6 July 1964	Station closed to freight
5 October 1964	Line closed
1968	Destroyed by fire
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

Kelvinbridge was a railway station for the Kelvinbridge area in the West End of Glasgow, close to Kelvinbridge subway station on the Glasgow Subway.

1 Chronology
2 Description of the Site
3 Gallery
4 Links

[edit] Chronology

This station was opened on 10 August 1896.

It was closed to passengers on 4 August 1952 and to freight on 6 July 1964, with the line being closed on 5 October 1964.

The station was destroyed by fire in 1968.

[edit] Description of the Site

The line entered the station site in the south east corner passing under Gibson Street next to the River Kelvin and ran along side the east side of the river until reaching the north west corner when it crossed the river prior to passing under Cresswell Street where the station building was located. The goods yard was located to the east of the line, and was converted to a Park and Ride Car Park as part of the Glasgow Subway modernisation in 1976-1979.

At the north west corner of the site the formation of the line from the station towards Botanic Gardens passes under Cresswell Street where the station buildings were located, before entering the tunnel under Great Western Road

It was through the tunnel (at the south of the site) to Stobcross that the River Kelvin flowed when it burst its banks at the site of the station goods yard in December 1994. As part of the flood defence measures put in place, a bank was put in place in front of the tunnel mouth.

[edit] Gallery

Looking south towards the site of the former station building, the ruins of which can be seen above the river bridge. Date: 23 March 2007	Looking across the railway bridge towards the location of the station buildings. Date: 23 March 2007
Glasgow Central Railway passing under Cresswell Street. Date: 23 March 2007	The entrance of the tunnel from Kelvinbridge railway station to Botanic Gardens railway station. Date: 23 March 2007
The entrance to the tunnel from Kelvinbridge railway station to Stobcross railway station. Date: 23 March 2007	Looking under Gibson Street, the entrance to the tunnel from Kelvinbridge railway station to Stobcross railway station. Under the bridge is the bank put in place following the December 1994 flood to prevent water flowing down the tunnel. Date: 23 March 2007

[edit] Links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Stobcross now called Exhibition Centre Station open		Glasgow Central Railway		Botanic Gardens

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