Crow Road railway station
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Crow Road | |||
Location | |||
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Location | Broomhill | ||
Area | Glasgow | ||
Operations | |||
Original company | Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway | ||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||
Platforms | 2 | ||
History | |||
10 October 1896 | Opened | ||
6 November 1960 | Closed | ||
1970 | Station demolished | ||
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Crow Road railway station was located in Glasgow, Scotland and served the Broomhill and Hyndland areas of that city.
On the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway it was located on the road from which it took its name and sat to the north of a tunnel which connected it with Partick West railway station. The line ran on to Kelvinside railway station underneath the present day Hyndland railway station, which opened the day before Crow Road closed, on the modern Argyle and North Clyde lines.
Crow Road station was closed as part of the Beeching Axe along with other stations on the line it was part of.
[edit] Route
Preceding station | Historical Railways | Following station | ||
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Partick West Line and station closed |
Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
Kelvinside Line and station closed |
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Whiteinch Riverside Line and station closed |
Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |