Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)



Dates

19/12/1870City of Glasgow Union Railway
Gallowgate opened, used as a terminus by the Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) until the Glasgow College terminus was complete.
  /  /1871Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
Under construction. Contractor: John Waddell.
02/01/1871Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
Line opened. With this opening North British Railway trains for Airdrie and the Monklands are diverted from Glasgow Buchanan Street to the new railway.
01/02/1871Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
College [1st] station opened on a site previously occupied by the University of Glasgow.
01/02/1871Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
Opened.
26/10/1871Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
Whifflet [NB] to College passenger service starts.
15/03/1886Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
College [1st] terminus closed.
01/02/1887Glasgow City and District Railway Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh RailwayStobcross Railway
Circular service introduced by the North British Railway.
12/01/1903Glasgow City and District Railway Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh RailwayStobcross Railway
Circular service withdrawn.
19/09/1955Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
Parkhead North station closed.
08/01/1956Glasgow City and District Railway Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways) Boghead to Cowdenhead Branch (Monkland Railways) Torbanehill and Bathgate Branch (Monkland Railways) Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Last regular Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverley via Shettleston, Coatbridge Sunnyside and Bathgate Upper service runs.
  /07/1967Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
Bellgrove closed to cattle traffic. The Glasgow's Bellgrove Cattle Market was located by the station.
21/09/1980Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
Bellgrove station burnt down.
06/03/1989Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway
Crash at Bellgrove Junction when a train leaves Bellgrove station passing a red light (SPAD) and runs onto the single lead of the Springburn line striking a train leaving the branch. 2 were killed and 40 injured.