Ibrox railway station

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Ibrox
Location
Location Ibrox
Area Glasgow
Coordinates 55°51′00″N 4°18′46″W / 55.8501, -4.3129Coordinates: 55°51′00″N 4°18′46″W / 55.8501, -4.3129
Operations
Original company Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Platforms 2
History
6 November 1843 Opened as Bellahouston
1845 Closed
1 March 1871 Reopened and renamed Ibrox
6 February 1967 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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For the Glasgow Subway station of the same name see Ibrox subway station.

Ibrox railway station was a railway station in Ibrox, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened on 6 November 1843 and was known as Bellahouston.[1] Bellahouston had a short life and was closed in 1845,[1] however the station was reopened and renamed Ibrox on 1 March 1871.[2] Ibrox station closed to passengers on 6 February 1967.[2]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Butt, page 32
  2. ^ a b Butt, page 126

[edit] References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.


Preceding station Historical Railways Following station
Govan
Line and Station closed
  Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways

 Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway (Govan Branch)

  Pollokshields
Line open; Station closed
Cardonald
Line and Station open
  Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways

 Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway