Govan railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Govan
other_name=


caption =
line = Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
manager = Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
locale = Govan
borough = Glasgow
latitude = 55.8616
longitude = -4.3108
years = 2 December 1868
events = Opened
years1 = 1 July 1875
events1 = Closed
years2 = 1 March 1880
events2 = Reopened
years3 = April 1899
events3 = Closed
years4 = May 1902
events4 = Reopened
years5 = May 1906
events5 = Closed
years6 = January 1911
events6 = Reopened
years7 = 9 May 1921
events7 = Closed to regular services
platforms = 2|

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.Butt, page 107] 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.

Footnotes

References

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

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