Bridge Street railway station
Bridge Street railway station, now disused, was the original Glasgow terminus of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway; jointly owned by the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (GP&G), which later merged with the Caledonian Railway, and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&A), which became part of the Glasgow & South Western Railway.
Glasgow Bridge Street | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Glasgow, Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.8533°N 4.2596°W |
| Grid reference | NS586646 |
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| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 31 August 1840 | Opened as terminal station |
| 1879 | Through platforms added |
| 1 March 1905 | Closed |
| Location | |
Glasgow Bridge Street Location within the Glasgow City council area | |
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The station opened for traffic on the GPK&A in August 1840; and for traffic on the GP&G in March 1841. It was sited in Laurieston on the south side of the River Clyde, but was close to the centre of Glasgow.
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