Garrowhill

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Garrowhill Halt (1936-1970)
Garrowhill (1970-)

Station code: GAR National Rail ScotRail
Where: Glasgow City, Scotland
Opened on the Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway).
Open on the Edinburgh to Glasgow via Bathgate and Airdrie.

Description

This is a two platform station.

The station was build to serve new housing. Garrowhill was developed to the south of the line in the 1930s. Later Barlanark was developed to the north.

A siding existed to the east of the station when opened. This was the stub of a branch, the Springhill Railway, which served the mines Springhill Colliery Pit No 1 and Hallhill Colliery Pit No 1.

Tags

Station

External links

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


Chronology Dates

  /05/1997Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
Platforms raised at resurfaced at Easterhouse, Garrowhill and Coatbridge Sunnyside and the station building renovated at the latter.

News items

18/09/2023Masked thugs raided train and robbed football fans at station in Glasgow [Daily Record]
27/07/2021Garrowhill: Glasgow station sees couch 'left for tired passengers' [Evening Times]
22/06/2021Garrowhill station fully re-opens to passengers following 2.2m platform upgrade [Network Rail]
28/01/2021Work begins on Garrowhill station platform renewal [ScotRail]