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Whiteinch Riverside railway station

Coordinates: 55°52.5137′N 4°20.6864′W / 55.8752283°N 4.3447733°W / 55.8752283; -4.3447733
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Whiteinch Riverside
General information
LocationGlasgow
Platforms2
History
Original companyLanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 October 1896Opened as Whiteinch[1]
5 October 1964Renamed as Whiteinch Riverside[1]
5 October 1964Closed[1]

Whiteinch Riverside railway station served the Whiteinch area of the city of Glasgow. It was a two platform station on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway.

Passenger services

Whiteinch railway station (above) in 1958 with a Caledonian Railway 264 Class 0-4-0ST locomotive shunting in South Street below on the street level lines which served the shipyards, lairage and granary adjacent to the Clyde.

The station was located in an elevated position and was served by Caledonian Railway passenger trains from Glasgow (Central) via Partick Central and onwards to Dumbarton railway station and Balloch. From January 1923, the service was operated by the London Midland & Scottish Railway.[2]

Routes

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Scotstoun East
Line and station closed
  Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
operated by Caledonian Railway
  Crow Road
Line and station closed
  Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
operated by Caledonian Railway
  Partick West
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 248.
  2. ^ Bradshaw 1946, pp. 778–779.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Bradshaws Guide to the British Railways. Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd. August 1946.

55°52.5137′N 4°20.6864′W / 55.8752283°N 4.3447733°W / 55.8752283; -4.3447733