Finnieston railway station

Finnieston railway station was located in Glasgow, Scotland and served the Finnieston area of that city. On the Glasgow City and District Railway it was located on the modern North Clyde line close to where it emerges from west end of Finnieston Tunnel from Charing Cross near Argyle Street and Finnieston Street.

For the Argyle Line station previously called Finnieston, see Exhibition Centre railway station.

Finnieston
Site of Finnieston railway station at the west end of Finnieston Tunnel
Location
Place	Finnieston
Area	Glasgow
Coordinates	55.8640°N 4.2828°W / 55.8640; -4.2828
Operations
Original company	Glasgow City and District Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Platforms	2
History
13 March 1886	Opened[1]
1 January 1917	Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

In June 2018, it was revealed that the local community council was considering reopening the station.[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Charing Cross Line and station open		Glasgow City and District Railway North British Railway		Partickhill Line open; Station closed

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), page 96
2. Armstrong, Gary (22 June 2018). "Re-opening of Finnieston Railway Station considered 101 years after closure". glasgowlive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
• Picture at RCAHMS