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A station for Parkhead and a nearby old railway line being transformed into a cycle path are new plans emerging to improve East End areas. [A replacement station at Parkhead North, closed 1955, has been proposed many times along with a footpath utilising the former Switchback. The first proposal to re-open the station was in 1964 when Parkhead Stadium station and the GCR closed. See map for 2008 proposal. -RS]
(Permalink) Cyclepath Footpath Hogarth Park New station Parkhead Parkhead North Re-opening The Switchback Parkhead Junction [CR]: Looking up to Switchback Line...notice the plyon and flats in background. Parkhead North: N2 0-6-2T 69507 passing the site of Parkhead North station in May 1958 with a Hyndland - Shettleston train. The bridge in the background carried the Switchback over the formation, while that to the le ... Parkhead Junction [CR]: Extract from Glasgow City Council plans for the East End Regeneration showing the proposed route over the former Switchback (Caledonian Railway) and the planned new Station at Parkhead Forge. |