Possil railway station was situated on Balmore Road, in the north of

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and served the

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and Parkhouse areas of the city.

History

Part of the

Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway The Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway was a railway company in Scotland. It was promoted independently but supported by the Caledonian Railway, and it was designed to connect Balloch (on Loch Lomond) and Dumbarton with central Glasgow, l ...

, it served as the terminus for passenger services, but allowed for through services for the transport of freight. Services ran from

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to Possil, via

Glasgow Central Railway The Glasgow Central Railway was a railway line built in Glasgow, Scotland by the Caledonian Railway, running in tunnel east to west through the city centre. It was opened in stages from 1894 and opened up new journey opportunities for passengers ...

. There was a goods yard at the site of the station, which was closed as part of the

Beeching Axe The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) was a plan to increase the efficiency of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain. The plan was outlined in two reports: ''The Reshaping of British Railways'' (1963) and ''The Development of the ...

. A scrapyard now occupies the site, although the station building and goods shed are still standing. The building has a slightly similar design to the now extinct

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structure on the

. It has the company monogram "CR" carved in the stone above the two windows on the building's left frontal facade. It was in use as a bookmakers for many years in the 80s and 90s but by 2006, it was empty and falling into disrepair. It is now protected as a category C(S) listed building.

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Image:CR Possil station w.jpg, Looking east towards Possil Station in 2006 Image:PossilStn2.JPG, Stonework detailing Caledonian Railway ownership Image:PossilStn3.JPG, Looking west towards Possil Station in 2007

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* * * {{Glasgow railway stations Disused railway stations in Glasgow Beeching closures in Scotland Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1908 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1934 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Former Caledonian Railway stations Category C listed buildings in Glasgow Listed railway stations in Scotland

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