Parkhead Stadium railway station

For other railway stations in the Parkhead area, see Parkhead railway station.

Parkhead Stadium
Location
Place	Parkhead
Area	Glasgow
Operations
Original company	Glasgow Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 February 1897	Opened as Parkhead^[1]
3 March 1952	Renamed as Parkhead Stadium^[1]
5 October 1964	Closed^[1]
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Parkhead Stadium was a railway station in the east end of Glasgow. It was opened by the Caledonian Railway as Parkhead on 1 February 1897.^[1]

In recognition of its proximity to the Celtic Park football stadium, it was known as Parkhead (for Celtic Park) by 1904;^[2] and it was also referred to in some timetables as Parkhead for Celtic Park.^[1]

The station was renamed Parkhead Stadium by British Railways on 3 March 1952.^[1] The nearby ex-North British Railway's Coatbridge Branch station, "Parkhead", was renamed "Parkhead North" on 30 June 1952.^[1]

It was closed to passengers on 5 October 1964.^[1]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Tollcross Line and Station closed		Glasgow Central Railway Caledonian Railway		Bridgeton Line closed; Station open

References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Butt (1995)
↑ RCH Handbook of Railway Stations 1904

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.

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Coordinates: 55°50′55″N 4°11′59″W / 55.8486°N 4.1997°W / 55.8486; -4.1997

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