Bridgeton Railway Station

Bridgeton railway station serves the Bridgeton district of Glasgow, Scotland and is a station on the Argyle Line, 1 + 3 /4mi south east of. The station is operated by Abellio ScotRail who also provide all train services. HistoryIt was opened on 1 November 1895 when the line between Glasgow Green and Rutherglen was opened by the Glasgow Central Railway. The station became a junction with the opening of the line to Carmyle and on 1 February 1897. Westbound services ran to Stobcross, from where they could proceed to via, and points north via the connection to the Stobcross Railway or onto the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway to Dumbarton & Balloch Central via Partick Central & Dalmuir Riverside. In 1956 the line was re-signalled with colour light signals controlled from the re-equipped signal boxes at Bridgeton Cross Junction and Stobcross Junction. However, the station was closed along with both lines on 5 October 1964 as a result of the Beeching Axe. The tracks were subsequently lifted, but the station & tunnels were left intact. As part of the Argyle Line project, the Rutherglen line platforms reopened on 5 November 1979, offering regular commuter services into Central Station (low level) and on towards the western suburbs. Accidents and incidentsOn 2 February 1929, a passenger train was diverted into the bay platform due to a signalman's error. Several people were injured when the train crashed through the buffers.

Bridgeton railway station serves the Bridgeton district of Glasgow, Scotland and is a station on the Argyle Line, 1 + 3 /4mi south east of. The station is operated by Abellio ScotRail who also provide all train services. HistoryIt was opened on 1 November 1895 when the line between Glasgow Green and Rutherglen was opened by the Glasgow Central Railway. The station became a junction with the opening of the line to Carmyle and on 1 February 1897. Westbound services ran to Stobcross, from where they could proceed to via, and points north via the connection to the Stobcross Railway or onto the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway to Dumbarton & Balloch Central via Partick Central & Dalmuir Riverside. In 1956 the line was re-signalled with colour light signals controlled from the re-equipped signal boxes at Bridgeton Cross Junction and Stobcross Junction. However, the station was closed along with both lines on 5 October 1964 as a result of the Beeching Axe. The tracks were subsequently lifted, but the station & tunnels were left intact. As part of the Argyle Line project, the Rutherglen line platforms reopened on 5 November 1979, offering regular commuter services into Central Station (low level) and on towards the western suburbs. Accidents and incidentsOn 2 February 1929, a passenger train was diverted into the bay platform due to a signalman's error. Several people were injured when the train crashed through the buffers.