Gallowgate Central railway station was located in Glasgow, Scotland and served the Calton area of that city via the Glasgow City and District Railway. Gallowgate Central was on the Bridgeton Central branch of the modern North Clyde line, now closed.
Gallowgate Central | |
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,_Glasgow_(geograph_6072532).jpg) The site of the station in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gallowgate, Glasgow Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°51′19″N 4°13′50″W / 55.8554°N 4.2305°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow City and District Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1892 | Opened [1] |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed[1] |
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton Central Line and Station closed | Glasgow City and District Railway North British Railway | High Street (Glasgow) Line closed; Station open | ||
References
In the poem Skimbleshanks by T S Eliot, written in 1939 as part of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, the night mail train finally arrives in Gallowgate.
Notes
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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.