Whiteinch Victoria Park railway station was a suburban

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serving

Whiteinch Whiteinch ( gd, Innis Bhàn) is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated directly north of the River Clyde, between the Partick and Scotstoun areas of the city. Whiteinch was at one stage part of the burgh of Partick, until that ...

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. It was opened as a

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known as ''Whiteinch'' in 1874 as part of the newly constructed Whiteinch Railway. In 1897, the station was rebuilt as Whiteinch Victoria Park, with services running to

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. Passenger services were suspended from 1 January 1917 until 2 June 1919. Final closure of the passenger service was terminated in 1951. It remained in use for goods and as a depot during the

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of other routes in the area, finally closing in 1967.

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Disused railway stations in Glasgow Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951 Former North British Railway stations {{Glasgow-railstation-stub