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Barnhill railway station is in

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, north of

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on the Springburn branch of the

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which provided a link across the Clyde (between the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway at Shields Junction and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway at Sighthill Junction). The line opened to goods traffic in 1875, but the station here was not opened until 1 October 1883, when the passenger service was extended from . Services through to Springburn were not introduced until 1887. The Bellgrove to Springburn line was

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in 1960 as part of the North Clyde line scheme.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service from Barnhill to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (usually to via Yoker) southbound and to Springburn northbound. Connections are available at the latter for stations further east. Sundays see an hourly service between Partick and Springburn between 9am and 8pm.

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Railway stations in Glasgow Former North British Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1883 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919 SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail Springburn {{Glasgow-railstation-stub