Mount Vernon North railway station explained

Mount Vernon North
Status:Disused
Borough:Mount Vernon, Glasgow
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.8454°N -4.1409°W
Platforms:2
Original:Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
Pregroup:North British Railway
Postgroup:LNER
Years:1883
Events:Opened as Mount Vernon[1]
Years1:1 January 1917
Events1:Closed
Years2:2 June 1919
Events2:Re-opened
Years3:September 1952
Events3:Renamed as Mount Vernon North
Years4:4 July 1955
Events4:Closed

Mount Vernon railway station served the Mount Vernon area of Glasgow, Scotland on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton.

History

Mount Vernon was opened 1883[1] on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway. It was closed as a wartime economy measure between 1917 and 1919.[1] Following nationalisation the station was renamed as Mount Vernon North to avoid confusion with the nearby Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway station of the same name. Mount Vernon North was closed on 4 July 1955.[1] The line closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964.

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Notes and References

  1. Butt (1995), page 165