For the Bellahouston station on the former Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway

Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway

The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway was an early railway, which merged with the Caledonian Railway. It was created to provide train services between Greenock and Glasgow.-History:...

 see Ibrox railway station

Ibrox railway station

Ibrox railway station was a railway station in Ibrox, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.-History:...

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Bellahouston railway station was a railway station

Train station

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 serving the Bellahouston

Bellahouston

Bellahouston is a district in the southwest of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is bordered by Ibrox, Dumbreck and Pollokshields.-History:...

 area of Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. The station was originally part of the G&SWR Paisley Canal Branch

Paisley Canal Line

The Paisley Canal Railway line was originally a Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line running from Glasgow, Scotland, through three stations in Paisley, to North Johnstone...

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History

The station opened on 1 July 1885 and was closed to regular passenger traffic from 1 January 1917 although remaining open for workmen's traffic. It had fully reopened by mid-1920 and was closed to passengers by the British Transport Commission

British Transport Commission

The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...

 on 20 September 1954.

Today, part of the line is still operating as the Paisley Canal Line

Paisley Canal Line

The Paisley Canal Railway line was originally a Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line running from Glasgow, Scotland, through three stations in Paisley, to North Johnstone...

; and a new railway station, Dumbreck

Dumbreck railway station

Dumbreck railway station is a railway station in Dumbreck, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line, 3 km west of Glasgow Central...

, was opened near to the site of Bellahouston station on 28 July 1990.