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Bellahouston railway station was a
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serving the
Bellahouston Bellahouston ( gd, Baile Ùisdean, sco, Hughstoun) is a district in the southwest of Glasgow. It is bordered by Dumbreck, Ibrox, Pollokshields, Craigton. History Bellahouston Estate in the parish of Govan was purchased in 1726 by James Rowa ...
area of
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,
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. The station was originally part of the G&SWR Paisley Canal Branch.


History

The station opened on 1 July 1885 and was closed to regular passenger traffic from 1 January 1917 although remaining open for workmen's traffic. It had fully reopened by mid-1920 and was closed to passengers by the
British Transport Commission The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain (Northern Ireland had the se ...
on 20 September 1954. Today, part of the line is still operating as the Paisley Canal Line; and a new railway station,
Dumbreck Dumbreck ( gd, An Dùn Breac, lit, the Speckled Fort) is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Dumbreck is a conservation area. The district is served by Dumbreck railway station. The only church i ...
, was opened near to the site of Bellahouston station on 28 July 1990.


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Disused railway stations in Glasgow Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1954 {{Glasgow-railstation-stub