Whiteinch Riverside railway station

Whiteinch Riverside railway station served the Whiteinch area of the city of Glasgow. It was a two platform station on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway.

Whiteinch Riverside
General information
Location	Whiteinch, Glasgow Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 October 1896	Opened as Whiteinch
28 February 1953	Renamed as Whiteinch Riverside
5 October 1964	Closed

Passenger services

Whiteinch railway station (above) in 1958 with a Caledonian Railway 264 Class 0-4-0ST locomotive shunting in South Street below on the street level lines which served the shipyards, lairage and granary adjacent to the Clyde.

The station was located in an elevated position and was served by Caledonian Railway passenger trains from Glasgow (Central) via Partick Central and onwards to Dumbarton railway station and Balloch. From January 1923, the service was operated by the London Midland & Scottish Railway.

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Scotstoun East Line and station closed		Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway operated by Caledonian Railway		Crow Road Line and station closed
		Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway operated by Caledonian Railway		Partick West Line and station closed

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
• 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.
• Bradshaws Guide to the British Railways. Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd. August 1946.