Hyndland railway station is a railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 in Hyndland

Hyndland

Hyndland is a residential area in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.Bordering the Broomhill, Maryhill, Dowanhill, Kelvinside and Partickhill areas, it is a middle-class area populated mainly by professionals and young bourgeois bohemians including a number of noted authors, poets,...

 in 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 is 5 km (3¼ miles) west of Glasgow Central and 4 km (2¾ miles) west of Glasgow Queen Street on the Argyle

Argyle Line

The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell to West Dunbartonshire via central Glasgow using sub-surface running...

 and 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...

s. The station is managed by First ScotRail

First ScotRail

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The station was opened as part of the electrification of the North Clyde Lines, replacing a nearby Hyndland (Stobcross Railway) railway station. The lines of the old Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway

Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway

- Early days :The Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway was authorised in 1891, and opened in stages between 26 November 1894 and 1 October 1896.On 16 August 1909 the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway was absorbed into the Caledonian Railway...

 (now closed) passed under the east end of the station in a tunnel adjacent to their Crow Road railway station

Crow Road railway station

Crow Road railway station was located in Glasgow, Scotland and served the Broomhill and Hyndland areas of that city.On the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway it was located on the road from which it took its name and sat to the north of a tunnel which connected it with Partick West railway...

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Immediately to the west of the station is Hyndland East Junction where the Yoker and Singer (including the Milngavie branch) Lines diverge.

Hyndland station is accessible from the surrounding areas of Hyndland, Broomhill and Hughenden and also serves the nearby Gartnavel General Hospital

Gartnavel General Hospital

Gartnavel General Hospital is a teaching hospital in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. The hospital is located next to the Great Western Road, between Hyndland, Anniesland and Kelvindale. Hyndland railway station is adjacent to the hospital. The name Gartnavel is derived from the Gaelic Gart ...

, Gartnavel Royal Hospital

Gartnavel Royal Hospital

Gartnavel Royal Hospital is a mental health facility based in the west end of Glasgow, Scotland. It provides inpatient psychiatric care for the population of the West of the City; covering Hillhead, Partick, Scotstoun, Yoker, Clydebank, Drumchapel, Bearsden and Milngavie...

 and Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital.

Services

Hyndland station is on a busy section of the Strathclyde rail network, served by all services on the Argyle Line

Argyle Line

The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell to West Dunbartonshire via central Glasgow using sub-surface running...

 and 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...

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2010/11 (From 12 December 2010)

There are a total of 14 trains per hour, off-peak, in each direction.

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  High Street Railway Station is a railway station which serves High Street in Glasgow, Scotland and the surrounding area. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.-History:...
  
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