Kirklee

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Kirklee (1896-1939)

Opened on the Glasgow Central Railway.

Description

This was a two platform station with buildings by John James Burnet. The main building was on the northbound platform alongside Kirklee Place.

To the north the lines to Bellshaugh Junction and Maryhill Central divided at Kirklee Junction, the south apex of a triangular junction. Kirklee Goods was within the triangle of lines. The signal box was on the east side of the junction.

The Bellshaugh Junction fork closed in 1960. From Maryhill Central to Kelvin Bridge station remained open for goods as a single track line until 1964.

The southern portion of the platforms remain, overgrown and derelict. The infilled bridge carrying Kirklee Road remains at the north end. Between these, flats have been built on the northern end of the station.

Tags

Station

Aliases

Kirklee Station

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67




Nearby stations
Botanic Gardens
Hillhead [Subway]
Maryhill Central
Hyndland [1st]
Kelvinside
Kelvin Bridge
Kelvinbridge [Subway]
Kelvinhall [Subway]
Dawsholm
Hyndland
Kelvin Hall
Partick [Subway]
Crow Road
Partickhill
Partick
Kirklee Junction
Botanic Gardens Tunnel
Kirklee Goods
Kirklee Goods Signal Box
Maryhill Central Junction
Bellshaugh Junction
Great Western Road Tunnel
Dawsholm Viaduct
Dawsholm Shed
Ruchill Street Bridge [FCC]
Cooper and Co
Hyndland Depot
Glasgow Lead and Colour Works
Tourist/other
Glasgow Royal Botanic Gardens
Maryhill East Signal Box
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Footbridge over Kelvin


The footbridge over the River Kelvin (rebuilt 2002 after its destruction in floods) east of the former station, now known as the 'ha'penny bridge' for its former toll, dates from 1886 and was not built for access to the station. It gave access to the 'Three Tree Well', buried in 1894 with the building of the bridge over Ford Road. Even the 1886 footbridge was not the first, there was another just to the south.


Chronology Dates

  /  /1894Glasgow Central Railway
Glasgow Council requests a bridge be built over the River Kelvin to the east of Kirklee station, connecting Ford Road, the station (both on the west bank) and Kelvin Drive (east bank).
  /12/1894Glasgow Central Railway
Kirklee and Kelvin Bridge opened to merchandise (light goods).
10/08/1896Glasgow Central Railway
Maryhill Central to Glasgow Central Low Level to Glasgow Cross opened. Maryhill Central, Kirklee, Botanic Gardens, Kelvin Bridge, Stobcross, Anderston Cross and Glasgow Central Low Level stations opened.
01/05/1939Glasgow Central Railway
Kirklee closed.
  /  /1970Glasgow Central Railway
Kirklee station buildings demolished.

News items

18/01/2022Calls for old Glasgow West End rail way station to re-open as tourist attraction [Clyde 1]
12/02/2005Walking tour around Dawsholm (Caledonian Railway Association)