Southside railway station
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Southside railway station, Glasgow
, Scotland
, was an early passenger terminal situated in the Gorbals
area of the city.
The station opened on 29 September 1848, for trains operated by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
, which a short time later was absorbed by the Caledonian Railway
.
From 1849, until the opening of Glasgow Central station in 1879, the station was used as a terminal for the Caledonian Railway’s Lanarkshire services.
From September 1877 Southside station was replaced by Gorbals station
for trains on the Barrhead branch line to the new St Enoch station
, which had opened nearly a year earlier.
A viaduct was constructed to carry the extended Barrhead line towards a new bridge at Cathcart Road, north-east of Southside station.
The station had five tracks entering it, with four passenger platforms. The additional track between the platforms was used for the storage of rolling stock.
This pattern was also used for the tracks entering Glasgow’s other principal railway terminal south of the Clyde
, at Bridge Street, which also had five tracks and four platforms.
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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, was an early passenger terminal situated in the Gorbals
Gorbals
The Gorbals is an area on the south bank of the River Clyde in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. By the late 19th century, it had become over-populated and adversely affected by local industrialisation. Many people lived here because their jobs provided this home and they could not afford their own...
area of the city.
The station opened on 29 September 1848, for trains operated by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
The Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway was a railway co-owned by Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway and was an amalgation of two different lines: the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway and the Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.-Glasgow, Barrhead and...
, which a short time later was absorbed by the Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921...
.
From 1849, until the opening of Glasgow Central station in 1879, the station was used as a terminal for the Caledonian Railway’s Lanarkshire services.
From September 1877 Southside station was replaced by Gorbals station
Gorbals railway station
Gorbals railway station was a railway station serving the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.-History:...
for trains on the Barrhead branch line to the new St Enoch station
St Enoch railway station
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, which had opened nearly a year earlier.
A viaduct was constructed to carry the extended Barrhead line towards a new bridge at Cathcart Road, north-east of Southside station.
Architecture
Contemporary plans show that trains arrived at the two-storey station at platforms accessed from stairways at street level.The station had five tracks entering it, with four passenger platforms. The additional track between the platforms was used for the storage of rolling stock.
This pattern was also used for the tracks entering Glasgow’s other principal railway terminal south of the Clyde
River Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
, at Bridge Street, which also had five tracks and four platforms.