Botanic Gardens railway station
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Botanic Gardens | |||
Location | |||
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Location | Kelvinside | ||
Area | Glasgow | ||
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Original company | Glasgow Central Railway | ||
Pre-grouping company | Caledonian Railway | ||
Platforms | 2 | ||
History | |||
10 August 1896 | Opened | ||
2 February 1939 | Closed to passengers | ||
5 October 1964 | Line closed | ||
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Botanic Gardens railway station was a railway station serving the Botanic Gardens located in the Kelvinside area in the West End of Glasgow.
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[edit] History
The station was opened on 10 August 1896 by the Glasgow Central Railway.[1] Although the station building was on ground level, the actual station platforms were underground, beneath the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It was closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to wartime economy,[1] and closed permanently to passengers on 6 February 1939,[1] with the line being closed on 5 October 1964.
Although the station building no longer exists, the platforms still remain underground.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
[edit] External links
- Botanic Gardens at Hidden Glasgow
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Kelvinbridge Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway |
Kirklee Line and station closed |