Langside

Location type

Station

Names 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

Station

External links

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



Chronology Dates

02/04/1894Cathcart 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.
01/10/1901Cathcart District Railway
Langside station renamed Langside and Newlands.
27/05/1962Cathcart District Railway
Langside and Newlands renamed Langside.
13/08/1966Cathcart District Railway
Langside station fire.

Books


An Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways

An Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways