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Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)

Dates

19/12/1870	City of Glasgow Union Railway Gallowgate opened, used as a terminus by the Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) until the Glasgow College terminus was complete.
/ /1871	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Under construction. Contractor: John Waddell.
02/01/1871	Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Line opened. With this opening North British Railway trains for Airdrie and the Monklands are diverted from Glasgow Buchanan Street to the new railway.
01/02/1871	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) College [1st] station opened on a site previously occupied by the University of Glasgow.
01/02/1871	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Opened.
26/10/1871	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Whifflet [NB] to College passenger service starts.
15/03/1886	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) College [1st] terminus closed.
01/02/1887	Glasgow City and District Railway Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Stobcross Railway Circular service introduced by the North British Railway.
12/01/1903	Glasgow City and District Railway Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Stobcross Railway Circular service withdrawn.
19/09/1955	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Parkhead North station closed.
08/01/1956	Glasgow City and District Railway Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways) Boghead to Cowdenhead Branch (Monkland Railways) Torbanehill and Bathgate Branch (Monkland Railways) Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Last regular Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverley via Shettleston, Coatbridge Sunnyside and Bathgate Upper service runs.
/07/1967	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Bellgrove closed to cattle traffic. The Glasgow's Bellgrove Cattle Market was located by the station.
21/09/1980	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Bellgrove station burnt down.
06/03/1989	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Crash at Bellgrove Junction when a train leaves Bellgrove station passing a red light (SPAD) and runs onto the single lead of the Springburn line striking a train leaving the branch. 2 were killed and 40 injured.