Place Govan 2 December 1868 Opened 1 March 1880 Reopened | Area Glasgow 1 July 1875 Closed Platforms in use 2 | |
Pre-grouping Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Original company Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Similar Bellahouston railway station, Strathbungo railway station, Partickhill railway station, Possil railway station, Crow Road railway station | ||
Govan railway station was a railway station in Govan, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station was originally part of an extension to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.
History
The station opened on 2 December 1868. During the station's lifetime it was closed several times: between 1 July 1875 and 1 March 1880, April 1899 and May 1902, and between May 1906 and January 1911. The station closed permanently to regular passenger services on 9 May 1921.
The Glasgow Subway's Broomloan Depot is near to the site of Govan station, and uses part of the old trackbed as a test track.
References
Govan railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA