Langside
Location type
StationNames and dates
Langside and Newlands (1894-1963)Langside (1963-)
Station code: LGS National Rail ScotRail
Where: Glasgow City, Scotland
Opened on the Cathcart District Railway.
Open on the Cathcart Circle.
Open on the Newton Line.
Description
This is an island platform station. The original station building has not survived, nor has its British Railway replacement. The original survived in somewhat unattractive cut back form for a number of years.
There was a signal box until 1927. This was on the island platfom between the western entrance and station building. With its closure a trailing crossover at the west end of the station was removed.
Access is by two subways, one at either end of the station (from Langside Drive to the west and Tannahill Road east and south side of line).
Cathcart West Junction is to the east of the station.
The next station to the west is Pollokshaws East and to the east is Cathcart.
When opened the land surrounding the station was undeveloped.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
| Nearby stations Pollokshaws East Cathcart Cathcart [1st] Mount Florida Muirend Shawlands Crossmyloof Pollokshaws West Queens Park Strathbungo Crosshill Pollokshields West Kings Park Maxwell Park Giffnock | SPX Flow Pollokshaws East Goods Battlefield [Tram] Cathcart West Junction Cathcart North Junction White Cart Water Viaduct Cathcart Power Box Mount Florida Mineral Depot Cathcart East Junction Pollokshaws West Goods Pollokshaws Viaduct Braidbar Quarry Eastwood Engine Works Tourist/other Hampden Park Stadium Holmwood House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 02/04/1894 | Cathcart District Railway Extension line opened from Cathcart (New) to Muirhouse Junction for passengers and goods. Stations opened at Langside, Pollokshaws East, Shawlands, Maxwell Park and Pollokshields West. |
| 01/10/1901 | Cathcart District Railway Langside station renamed Langside and Newlands. |
| 27/05/1962 | Cathcart District Railway Langside and Newlands renamed Langside. |
| 13/08/1966 | Cathcart District Railway Langside station fire. |
Books
 An Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways | An Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways |
