Bellgrove

About Bellgrove

Bellgrove Railway Station is located in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is approximately 1mi to the east of, and is managed by Abellio ScotRail. The station is an island platform served by trains on the North Clyde Line, and provides an interchange between the lines to and. The station is accessed from Bellgrove Street via stairs, and is approximately a mile (2 km) away from Celtic Park. HistoryThe station opened in 1871 on the North British Railways Coatbridge branch and the City of Glasgow Union Railway cross-city line from Shields Junction. The City of Glasgow Union Railway (CGUR) added a branch northwestwards to in 1875, to give access to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway main line at Cowlairs by means of running powers over the E& G Sighthill Branch, whilst the impressive terminus at opened a year later. Services on the Coatbridge route did not run there however, the NBR instead using a separate terminus known as College situated on the end of a short spur from the CGUR route southwest of Bellgrove. This only lasted until 1886, when the Glasgow City and District Railway was opened from via a low level station at Queen Street to join the CGUR at High Street East Junction. This was henceforth used by all services from the Coatbridge & direction and also by the newly inaugurated passenger services to Springburn.

Bellgrove Description

Bellgrove Railway Station is located in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is approximately 1mi to the east of, and is managed by Abellio ScotRail. The station is an island platform served by trains on the North Clyde Line, and provides an interchange between the lines to and. The station is accessed from Bellgrove Street via stairs, and is approximately a mile (2 km) away from Celtic Park. HistoryThe station opened in 1871 on the North British Railways Coatbridge branch and the City of Glasgow Union Railway cross-city line from Shields Junction. The City of Glasgow Union Railway (CGUR) added a branch northwestwards to in 1875, to give access to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway main line at Cowlairs by means of running powers over the E& G Sighthill Branch, whilst the impressive terminus at opened a year later. Services on the Coatbridge route did not run there however, the NBR instead using a separate terminus known as College situated on the end of a short spur from the CGUR route southwest of Bellgrove. This only lasted until 1886, when the Glasgow City and District Railway was opened from via a low level station at Queen Street to join the CGUR at High Street East Junction. This was henceforth used by all services from the Coatbridge & direction and also by the newly inaugurated passenger services to Springburn.