Garrowhill
Location type
StationNames and dates
Garrowhill Halt (1936-1970)Garrowhill (1970-)
Station code: GAR 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.
The station was build to serve new housing. Garrowhill was developed to the south of the line in the 1930s. Later Barlanark was developed to the north.
A siding existed to the east of the station when opened. This was the stub of a branch, the Springhill Railway, which served the mines Springhill Colliery Pit No 1 and Hallhill Colliery Pit No 1.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Mount Vernon North Easterhouse Baillieston Mount Vernon Broomhouse Baillieston [1st] Shettleston Calderpark Halt Carmyle Carntyne Maryville Bargeddie [NB] Tollcross Bargeddie Stepps | Springhill Colliery Pit No 1 Shettleston Oil and Chemical Works Shettleston East Signal Box Barrachnie Colliery and Brickworks Mount Vernon Iron and Steel Works Shettleston Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Hallhill Colliery Pit No 1 Mount Vernon Goods [NB] Shettleston Yard Queenslie Colliery Pit No 1 Shettleston South Signal Box Daldowie Colliery Pit No 1 Burntbroom Colliery Pit No 1 Shettleston PW Depot Tourist/other Mount Vernon House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| /05/1997 | Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Platforms raised at resurfaced at Easterhouse, Garrowhill and Coatbridge Sunnyside and the station building renovated at the latter. |
