Parkhead North railway station

For other railway stations in the Parkhead area, see Parkhead railway station.

Parkhead was a railway station in the east end of Glasgow. It was opened as Parkhead, by the North British Railway on 1 February 1871.^[1] It was renamed Parkhead North on 30 June 1952 by British Railways.^[1] This was to differentiate it from the nearby ex-Caledonian Railway Parkhead station on the former Glasgow Central Railway.

Parkhead North
General information
Location	Parkhead, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55.8560°N 4.1981°W / 55.8560; -4.1981
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Coatbridge Branch
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 February 1871	Opened as Parkhead[1]
30 June 1952	Renamed as Parkhead North[1]
19 September 1955	Closed[2][3]
Location

v t e Railways in the Parkhead area
Legend
City of Glasgow Union Railway The Switchback (CR) (CoGUR) Alexandra Parade Kennyhill Goods (SB CR) (CoGUR) Haghill Goods (CoGUR) Duke Street Haghill Junction (CB NBR) Camlachie Goods Coatbridge Branch (NBR)   Parkhead North (CB NBR)   Coatbridge Branch (NBR) Glasgow Central Railway Parkhead Forge Siding (SB CR) (GCR) Bridgeton Parkhead Forge Junction London Road Goods (SB CR) London Road Junction (GCR) Dalmarnock Dalmarnock (SB CR) Strathclyde Junction (GCR) Bridgeton Goods Parkhead Stadium (GCR) River Clyde Glasgow Central Railway Glasgow Central Railway
Railways
CB NBR Coatbridge Branch (NBR) CoGUR City of Glasgow Union Railway (Joint G&SWR and NBR) GCR Glasgow Central Railway (CR) SB CR The Switchback (CR)

The station was closed to passengers on 19 September 1955.^[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Carntyne Line and Station open		Coatbridge Branch North British Railway		Bellgrove Line and Station open