Kirklee railway station

Kirklee
Kirklee station platforms in October 2007
General information
Location	Kelvinside, Glasgow Scotland
Grid reference	NS567678
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
10 August 1896	Opened
1 January 1917	closed
1919	reopened
1 May 1939	Closed to passengers
5 October 1964	Line closed
1971	Station buildings demolished

Kirklee railway station was a railway station serving the Kelvinside area in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland.

History

The station was opened on 10 August 1896 by the Glasgow Central Railway. Also known as Kirklee for North Kelvinside, it was closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 2 June 1919 and closed permanently to passengers on 1 May 1939, with the line being closed on 5 October 1964.

The station building was designed by famous architect Sir J.J. Burnet who earned his knighthood on the basis of his design for the extension of the British Museum. The construction of the station was controversial in the 1890s as it destroyed a local beauty spot known as the Peartree Well. Little is known of the station's use after closure but a photo taken in 1959 appears to show it in use a private house. The station buildings were demolished in 1971 having fallen into disrepair.

The bulk of the station site is now occupied by blocks of apartments, however the platforms partially remain in place to the south, beyond the supports for a bridge which has since been removed, and just before a long tunnel leading to Botanic Gardens railway station. A telegraph pole dating from the line's operation is still present just before the mouth of the tunnel.

The station has been fenced in on both sides in 2017.

References

• Anderson, Paul and Smith, W.A.C. (1993). Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways. Irwell Press. ISBN 1-871608-33-3.
• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Morton, Henry B. (1973). 'A Hillhead Album'. Unknown publisher. ISBN 0-9502034-3-2.
• Urquhart, Gordon R. (2000). 'Along Great Western Road: An Illustrated History of Glasgow's West End'. Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-84033-115-1.

External links

• RAILSCOT on the Glasgow Central Railway
• Video footage of the remnants of Kirklee for North Kelvinside Station.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Botanic Gardens Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway Glasgow Central Railway		Dawsholm Line and station closed
		Caledonian Railway Glasgow Central Railway		Maryhill Central Line and station closed