Mount Vernon North railway station

Summary

Mount Vernon railway station served the Mount Vernon area of Glasgow, Scotland on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton.

Mount Vernon North
General information
LocationMount Vernon, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°50′43″N 4°08′27″W / 55.8454°N 4.1409°W / 55.8454; -4.1409
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1883Opened as Mount Vernon[1]
1 January 1917Closed[1]
2 June 1919Re-opened[1]
September 1952Renamed as Mount Vernon North[1]
4 July 1955Closed[1]

History edit

Mount Vernon was opened 1883[1] on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway. It was closed as a wartime economy measure between 1917 and 1919.[1] Following nationalisation the station was renamed as Mount Vernon North to avoid confusion with the nearby Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway station of the same name. Mount Vernon North was closed on 4 July 1955.[1] The line closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964.

Services edit

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shettleston   North British Railway
Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
  Broomhouse

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Butt (1995), page 165

Sources edit

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • "RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway". Retrieved 4 September 2011.