Bellgrove railway station
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Bellgrove | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Glasgow | ||
Local authority | Glasgow | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | BLG | ||
Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
Platforms in use | 2 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2002/03 * | 198,431 | ||
2004/05 * | 275,448 | ||
History | |||
Key dates | Opened 1 June 1871 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bellgrove from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Bellgrove Railway Station is a railway station in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is 1.6 km (1 mile) east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station and is managed by First ScotRail.
The station is an island platform served by trains on the North Clyde Line, and is an interchange between the Springburn branch and the line to Drumgelloch.
The station is off Bellgrove Street, which is accessible via stairs, and is approximately a mile (2 km) away from Celtic F.C.'s Parkhead ground.
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[edit] Bellgrove rail crash
In March 1989, the station was the scene of a head-on collision between two Class 303 trains on the Springburn branch in which two people died.[1]
[edit] Service
[edit] From 2007
Monday to Saturday daytimes, eight trains per hour, (some commencing from Bellgrove) go westbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (Helensburgh Central, Dalmuir, Milngavie etc.) on the North Clyde Line.
Eastbound there is a service every 15 minutes towards Airdrie/Drumgelloch and half-hourly towards Springburn.
Evenings four trains per hour go towards Glasgow Queen Street and there is a half-hourly service to both Springburn and Drumgelloch respectively.
Sundays there is a half-hourly service westbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Helensburgh Central and eastbound to Drumgelloch.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Duke Street | First ScotRail |
High Street | ||
Carntyne | First ScotRail |
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Historical Railways | ||||
Carntyne Line and Station open |
Coatbridge Branch |
College Line and Station open |
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Terminus | Glasgow City and District Railway |
High Street Line and Station closed |
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Duke Street Line and Station open |
City of Glasgow Union Railway |
Gallowgate Line open; Station closed |
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.