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Kelvinhaugh Tunnel

Location type

Tunnel

Names and dates

Kelvinhaugh Tunnel (1896-1965)
Kelvinhaugh Tunnel (1979-)

Opened on the Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway.
Open on the Argyle Line.

Description

This double track tunnel originally ran from Kelvinhaugh Signal Box to the west to Stobcross station to the east. It closed in 1965. The original tunnel is 755 yds long.

The tunnel was partially re-opened in 1979 - the east portion being reused and a short new single track tunnel being built west to near Finnieston West Junction, the western portal being at roughly the site of the Kelvinhaugh Refuse Despatch Works.

Tags

Tunnel

Nearby stations Yorkhill Kelvin Hall Kelvinhall [Subway] Exhibition Centre Finnieston [1st] Govan [Subway] Partick [Subway] Govan Merkland Street [Subway] Partick Partickhill Ibrox [Subway] Hillhead [Subway] Partick West Cessnock [Subway]	Kelvinhaugh Refuse Despatch Works Kelvinhaugh Junction Yorkhill Tunnel Kelvinhaugh Slipdock Kelvinhaugh Goods Stobcross Shed Finnieston East Junction Kelvinhaugh Shipyard Kelvinhaugh Engine Works Finnieston West Junction Queens Dock Stobcross Junction Regent Mill Yorkhill Yard Tourist/other Kelvinhaugh Signal Box
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.