Carntyne
Location type
StationName and dates
Carntyne (1888-)Station code: CAY National Rail ScotRail
Where: Glasgow City, Scotland
Opened on the Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway).
Open on the Edinburgh to Glasgow via Bathgate and Airdrie.
Description
This is a two platform station elevated above surrounding streets.
The station was opened in 1888 on a line dating from 1870. It opened around the time Carntyne was expanding and the Parkhead Forge, to the south west, was to expand too in the 1890s. In particular, in 1886 the Glasgow City and District Railway had extended the railway west under the city centre and several new stations opened on existing lines in connection with this.
After opening the station gained a small goods yard to the west, on the south side of the line and approached from the west. Sidings for works were to open on either side too.
The station had minimal North British Railway style buildings.
The signal box, opened 1900, was at the west end of the eastbound platform. The box closed in 1960, during the preparation for electrification, taken over by Parkhead North Junction.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Shettleston Parkhead North Parkhead Stadium Tollcross London Road [Glasgow] Duke Street Alexandra Parade Carmyle Mount Vernon North Bridgeton [1st] Bridgeton Goods Dalmarnock Bellgrove Bridgeton Bridgeton [2nd] | Carntyne Dyewood Mills Carntyne Iron and Steel Works Carntyne Crane Works Carntyne Railway Wheel and Axle Works North British Bottle Works Frankfield Brick Works Shettleston Iron Works Parkhead Junction [NB] Parkhead Shed Carntyne Foundry Eastbank Girder Works Acme Tube Works Tourist/other Shettleston West Signal Box Tollcross House Parkhead East Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
