Finnieston railway station

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°51′50″N 4°16′58″W / 55.8640°N 4.2828°W / 55.8640; -4.2828Coordinates: 55°51′50″N 4°16′58″W / 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]
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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.

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 2 Butt (1995), page 96

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 1-8526-0508-1. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
Picture at RCAHMS

Railway stations and underground stations in Glasgow

City centre stations	Anderston Argyle Street Charing Cross Glasgow Central High Street Queen Street

Other stations	Alexandra Parade Anniesland Ashfield Baillieston Barnhill Bellgrove Bridgeton Cardonald Carmyle Carntyne Cathcart Corkerhill Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Dalmarnock Drumchapel Drumry Duke Street Dumbreck Easterhouse Exhibition Centre Garrowhill Garscadden Gilshochill Hillington East Hillington West Hyndland Jordanhill Kelvindale Kennishead King's Park Langside Maryhill Maxwell Park Mosspark Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muirend Nitshill Partick Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Possilpark and Parkhouse Priesthill and Darnley Queen's Park Scotstounhill Shawlands Shettleston Springburn Summerston

Glasgow Subway stations	Hillhead Kelvinbridge St George's Cross Cowcaddens Buchanan Street St Enoch Bridge Street West Street Shields Road Kinning Park Cessnock Ibrox Govan Partick Kelvinhall

Disused stations	Bellahouston Botanic Gardens Bridge Street Bridgeton Central Buchanan Street (mainline) College Crow Road Cumberland Street Dawsholm Dunlop Street Eglinton Street Finnieston Gallowgate Gallowgate Central Glasgow Cross Glasgow Green Gorbals Govan Hyndland Ibrox Kelvinbridge Kelvinside Kirklee Main Street Maryhill Central Merkland Street Mount Vernon North Parkhead Stadium (GCR) Parkhead North (NBR) Partick Central (aka Kelvin Hall) Partickhill Partick West Pollokshields Possil Shields Shields Road Southside St Enoch (mainline) Strathbungo Tollcross Whiteinch Victoria Park

Transport in Glasgow	Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

UK railway stations:	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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