Possil railway station was situated on Balmore Road, in the north of
Glasgow
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,
Scotland
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and served the
Possilpark
Possilpark, colloquially known as Possil,Parkhouse areas of the city.
History
Part of the
Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
The Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway was a railway company in Scotland. It was promoted independently but supported by the Caledonian Railway, and it was designed to connect Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Balloch (on Loch Lomond) and Dumb ...
, it served as the terminus for passenger services, but allowed for through services for the transport of freight. Services ran from
Rutherglen
Rutherglen (; , ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having previously existed as a separate Lanarkshire burgh, in 1975 Rutherglen lo ...
to Possil, via
Glasgow Central Railway
The Glasgow Central Railway was a railway line built in Glasgow, Scotland by the Caledonian Railway, running in tunnel east to west through the city centre. It was opened in stages from 1894 and opened up new journey opportunities for passengers ...
.
There was a goods yard at the site of the station, which was closed as part of the
Beeching Axe
The Beeching cuts, also colloquially referred to as the Beeching Axe, were a major series of route closures and service changes made as part of the restructuring of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain in the 1960s. They are named ...
. 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
The Glasgow Central Railway was a railway line built in Glasgow, Scotland by the Caledonian Railway, running in tunnel east to west through the city centre. It was opened in stages from 1894 and opened up new journey opportunities for passengers ...
. 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.
Gallery
Image:CR Possil station w.jpg, Looking east towards Possil Station in 2006
Image:PossilStn2.JPG, Stonework detailing Caledonian Railway ownership
Image:PossilStn3.JPG, Looking west towards Possil Station in 2007