Coatbridge Branch (NBR)
Encyclopedia
The Coatbridge Branch was a railway that ran between Bellgrove in the east end of Glasgow and Coatbridge and built by the North British Railway
, which in turn became part of the LNER
on 1 January 1923.
on the North Clyde Line
.
North British Railway
The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...
, which in turn became part of the LNER
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
on 1 January 1923.
History
The line opened between College and Coatbridge on 1 February 1871. College closed to passengers 15 March 1886, although the goods station remained open until the early 1980s. The only other stations to close on the line were Bargeddie on 24 February 1927 and Parkhead on 19 September 1958.Connections to other lines
- Monkland and Kirkintilloch RailwayMonkland and Kirkintilloch RailwayThe Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway was an early mineral railway running from a colliery at Monklands to the Forth and Clyde Canal at Kirkintilloch, Scotland....
at Sunnyside Junction - Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge RailwayGlasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge RailwayThe Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway was a railway company in Scotland that was formed to run trains between Shettleston and Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.- History :The railway was incorporated on 16 July 1874....
at ShettlestonShettleston railway stationShettleston railway station serves the Shettleston area of Glasgow, Scotland and is 5 km east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the North Clyde Line. The station is managed by First ScotRail.-History:... - City of Glasgow Union RailwayCity Union LineThe City of Glasgow Union Railway - City Union Line , is a railway line in Glasgow, Scotland. The line is still open, with the section north of Bellgrove still open to passenger trains.-Description of the route:...
at Parkhead North Junction, Bellgrove Junction and High Street East Junction - Glasgow City and District RailwayGlasgow City and District RailwayThe Glasgow City and District Railway is a railway line in Glasgow, Scotland. With the exception of a short spur to Bridgeton Central, that closed in 1979 upon the opening of the Argyle Line, the line is still open to passenger trains....
at High Street East Junction
Current operations
Apart for College, the line is open to passenger traffic, served by First ScotRailFirst ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
on the North Clyde Line
North Clyde Line
The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of Transport Scotland...
.