Cumberland Street railway station,

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, was developed by the

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in 1900, as a replacement for

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, following the doubling of the track from

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. It was in operation until 1966, when passenger services to St Enoch station ended. It has been proposed to reopen the station as part of the

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project. In late October 2012 the Cumberland street building was sealed in with concrete blocks. The station was originally called Eglinton Street, but its name was changed to Cumberland Street in the 1920s to avoid confusion with the Caledonian Railway's Eglinton Street station, which served trains operating from Glasgow Central. Cumberland Street Station - geograph

Architecture

There were two separate station buildings at either end of the platforms. Parts of the derelict red sandstone building at the corner of Cumberland Street and Salisbury Street can still be seen. The two-storey building at the corner of Eglinton Street and Wellcroft Place was demolished without trace, leaving a landscaped area of ground between Eglinton Street and Abbotsford Place. William Melville, engineer to the Glasgow and South Western Railway, is credited as being the architect of the station buildings in 1899–1900. The remaining structure is now protected as a

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References

External links

CANMORE page featuring black and white photographs of both station buildings

Dictionary of Scottish Architects buildings report

* ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR1-RqmbDHo Video of the remaining building of Cumberland Street Station April 2011 {{coord, 55.8483, N, 4.2568, W, type:railwaystation_region:GB, display=title Beeching closures in Scotland Disused railway stations in Glasgow Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1900 Listed railway stations in Scotland Category B listed buildings in Glasgow 1900 establishments in Scotland 1966 disestablishments in Scotland Gorbals