Gilshochill
Location type
StationNames and dates
Lambhill (1993-1995)Gilshochill (1995-)
Where: Glasgow City, Scotland
Opened on the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway.
Open on the Glasgow to Anniesland via Maryhill.
Description
This is a minimal modern two platform station located in a deep cutting east of the Lochburn Road road bridge over the line. It opened with the re-opening of the Maryhill line to local passenger trains in 1993. Prior to that the line was only served by non stop West Highland Line trains.
The station is west of Lochburn station, serving a similar area and east of Summerston station, another new station.
The line between Glasgow Queen Street High Level and Anniesland is supported and promoted by the Glasgow North Community Rail Partnership .
Tags
StationExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
09/05/2018
| Nearby stations Lochburn Summerston Maryhill [Temporary] Maryhill Maryhill Central Dawsholm Possil North Possilpark (Private) Kelvindale Possilpark and Parkhouse Kirklee Botanic Gardens Kelvinside Ashfield Hyndland [1st] | Garscube Colliery [Maryhill] Stockingfield Stop lock Stockingfield Junction [Canal] Tamshill Tunnel Lambhill Tunnels Maryhill Iron Works Lochburn Iron Works Maryhill East Junction Lambhill Iron Works Maryhill Road Aqueduct Maryhill Goods Lock 21 [FCC] Tourist/other Lochburn Signal Box Lochburn Quay Maryhill East Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1980 | Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Bridge over Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway in Lambhill removed. |
| 02/12/1993 | Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Glasgow Queen Street High Level to Maryhill re-opened for local passenger service (Stations at; Maryhill, Lambhill, Summerston, Possilpark, Ashfield), trains continue to Knightswood West Junction to swap tracks. |
| 24/05/1998 | Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Lambhill renamed Gilshochill. |
