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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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 | ||
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Bridgeton Central Line and Station closed |
Glasgow City and District Railway North British Railway |
High Street (Glasgow) Line closed; Station open |
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.