Possil railway station

Possil
Possil Station in 2007
Location
Place	Possilpark
Area	Glasgow
Coordinates	55.89260°N 4.26201°W / 55.89260; -4.26201
Operations
Original company	Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	3
History
1 February 1897	Opened
1 May 1908	Closed
8 January 1934	Reopened
January 1954	Renamed Possil North
5 October 1964	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Possil railway station was situated on Balmore Road, in the north of Glasgow, Scotland and served the Possilpark and Parkhouse areas of the city.

History

Part of the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway, it served as the terminus for passenger services, but allowed for through services for the transport of freight. Services ran from Rutherglen to Possil, via Glasgow Central Railway.

There was a goods yard at the site of the station, which was closed as part of the Beeching Axe. A scrapyard now occupies the site, although the station building and goods shed are still standing. The building has a slightly similar design to the now extinct Botanic Gardens structure on the Glasgow Central Railway. It has the company monogram "CR" carved in the stone above the two windows on the building's left frontal facade. It was in use as a bookmakers for many years in the 80s and 90s but by 2006, it was empty and falling into disrepair. It is now protected as a category C(S) listed building.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Maryhill Central Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway		Terminus
Terminus		Caledonian Railway Hamiltonhill Branch		Springburn Park Goods Line and station closed

Gallery

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  Looking east towards Possil Station in 2006

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  Stonework detailing Caledonian Railway ownership

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  Looking west towards Possil Station in 2007

References

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 ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

See also

• Possilpark and Parkhouse railway station