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in Ibrox, a district of

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. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.

History

The station opened on 6 November 1843 and was known as Bellahouston.Butt, page 32 Bellahouston had a short life and was closed in 1845, however the station was reopened and renamed Ibrox on 1 March 1871.Butt, page 126 Ibrox station closed to passengers on 6 February 1967.

Reopening

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is already well served by

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in the form of bus routes and subway. The calls were made after it had been announced that public transport was to be improved in the East End of Glasgow, including the

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area, in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. As of 2019, Glasgow Subway's Broomloan Depot's tracks have been extended from the former site of Govan railway station to the track bed of Ibrox, which is now home to a new depot.

References

;Sources *Butt, R.V.J. (1995). ''The Directory of Railway Stations'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. . {{Transport in Glasgow Disused railway stations in Glasgow Former Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1871 Govan Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1967