Parkhead Stadium was a railway station in the east end of
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
. It was opened by the
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively extended its network and reached Edinburgh an ...
as Parkhead on 1 February 1897.
[Butt (1995)]
In recognition of its proximity to the
Celtic Park
Celtic Park is the home stadium of Celtic Football Club, in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. With a capacity of 60,832, it is the largest football stadium in Scotland, and the eighth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom. It is also ...
football stadium, it was known as Parkhead (for Celtic Park) by 1904;
[RCH Handbook of Railway Stations 1904] and it was also referred to in some timetables as Parkhead for Celtic Park.
[
The station was renamed Parkhead Stadium by ]British Railways
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...
on 3 March 1952.[ The nearby ex-]North British Railway
The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English railways at Berwick. The line opened in 1846, and from the outset the company followe ...
's Coatbridge Branch station, "Parkhead", was renamed "Parkhead North" on 30 June 1952.[
It was closed to passengers on 5 October 1964.][
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Disused railway stations in Glasgow
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Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
Former Caledonian Railway stations
Parkhead
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