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Govan railway station

Govan railway station

Former railway station in Scotland

For the Glasgow Subway station of the same name, see Govan subway 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.

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History

The station opened on 2 December 1868.[1] During the station's lifetime it was closed several times:[1] 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.[1]

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.

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Butt, page 107

References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
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