RAILSCOT | Hyndland Station Junction

Hyndland Station Junction

Location type

Junction

Names and dates

Partick Junction (1886-1960)
Hyndland Junction (1960-1990)
Hyndland Station Junction (1990-)

Opened on the Stobcross Railway.
Opened on the Glasgow City and District Railway.

Description

Opened with the Hyndland [1st] branch of the Glasgow City and District Railway.

Partick Junction 1886 - 1960 (box closed, replaced by Hyndland Power Box along with electrification)
Hyndland Junction 1960 - 1990 (Hyndland box closed replaced by Yoker Signalling Centre)
Hyndland Station Junction 1990 - present

Other names used for this location include Partickhill Junction, Hyndland Depot Junction and Hyndland South Junction. These are thought to be colloquial only.

Hyndland Station Junction is north of the site of Partick Junction and controls access to the Partickhill CCE siding (formerly Partickhill Goods [NBR]) and Hyndland loop (formerly access to the extensive Whiteinch Loop Sidings).

Aliases

Partickhill Junction Hyndland Depot Junction Hyndland South Junction
03/08/2020

Nearby stations Crow Road Hyndland Partickhill Hyndland [1st] Partick Partick [Subway] Partick West Merkland Street [Subway] Kelvinside Kelvinhall [Subway] Jordanhill Kelvin Hall Whiteinch Riverside Yorkhill Hillhead [Subway]	Partickhill Goods [CR] Hyndland Power Box Crow Road Tunnel Partickhill Goods [NBR] Partick North Junction Whiteinch Loop Sidings Hyndland Depot Whiteinch Junction Merklands Tram Depot Partick East Junction Partick West Junction Meadowside Granary Partick Saw Mills Meadowside Quay Tourist/other Gartnavel Royal Hospital
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

05/05/1958	Glasgow City and District Railway Hyndland [1st] to Partick Junction closed to freight
05/11/1960	Glasgow City and District Railway Hyndland [1st] to Partick Junction closed to passengers (Hyndland becomes an Electric Multiple Unit maintenance depot)
23/06/1987	Glasgow City and District Railway Hyndland Depot to Hyndland Junction (excluded) closed completely (used for Electric Multiple Unit maintenance latterly).