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| The station opened on ] ] as part of the ].<ref></ref> Construction of the station structure was not completed until ], with modular-design wooden buildings — commonly seen on the new suburban railway lines — being built on both platforms.<ref>{{cite book | last = Johnston | first = C. | coauthors = J. R. Hume | title = Glasgow Stations | origyear = 1979 | publisher = Newton Abbot | location = London | language = English}}</ref> The station is located on part of the former site of brick and tile works, Jordanhill being an area of artisans and miners until the close of the ]. <ref>{{news reference | firstname=W. | lastname=Campbell | title=Jordanhill: Past & Present | org=The Western Leader | date=13 March 1932}}</ref> The railway station arrived as much of the local industry declined, giving residents (who previously had to walk to ] or ] to find transport into Glasgow proper) access to the city centre. <ref>Donnelly, Max (1987) "Jordanhill - A Historical Sketch" (2nd ed) (Glasgow: Self-published (printed at Strathclyde University))</ref> | |||
| ] formerly displayed at Jordanhill Station.]] | |||
| The station's opening effectively filled a gap in provision, as lines in the area had already been constructed; the ] and ]s<ref></ref> both opened in 1874, but no station was constructed on these lines at Jordanhill. A new link allowed services to ] to begin in 1897, but they ceased in 1951<ref></ref> and the link was closed to ] in 1967.<ref></ref> The route of the link has been converted into a nature walk from ] to Jordanhill station, running alongside the existing line for approximately half its length. | |||
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| On ] ], a man named J. Johnstone was killed while attempting to run across the line west of the station.<ref> (contains ] map of station)</ref> The freight line saw near-disaster on ] ] when seventeen wagons laden with coal ran away on a slight incline on the sidings operated by the ]; they ran into other wagons, derailing nine and spilling coal over the line.<ref>'']'', 29 December 1932</ref> | |||
| A serious accident occurred on ] ] when a three-coach train carrying 80 passengers from ] to ] derailed at the ] junction just after leaving Jordanhill. All the ]s on the leading coach left the rails, causing fifteen people (nine women and six men) to be injured seriously enough for them to be taken to a hospital.<ref>'']'', 29 April 1980</ref> | |||
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| In 1998, ] (SPT) undertook a study into the possible relocation of the station west to Westbrae Drive.<ref></ref> A December 2002 report from the ] included this station as part of their High Resource Scenario, estimating the project cost at approximately ]2 million (] 3.5 million).<ref></ref> By 2004, SPT had identified this station as one of their top three priorities, and ] had identified it as a "main priority".<ref>, Staff Meeting at Jordanhill Campus | |||
| Monday, 11 October 2004</ref> | |||
| An alternative proposal would keep the existing station open, but with many services calling only at a new Westbrae Drive station. This proposal was backed in August 2001 by ], the then leader of Glasgow City Council, who said that having a second station in Jordanhill would assist students at the nearby Jordanhill campus of ].<ref>'']'', ] ]</ref> The proposed new station would have been only roughly 500 ]s (460 ]) away. | |||
| If Glasgow has a successful bid for the ], Jordanhill Station would be among those rebuilt, through a ] 300 million transport legacy plan.<ref>{{news reference | |||
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| ==Services== | ==Services== | ||
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Jordanhill railway station is a railway station in Jordanhill in Glasgow, Scotland. The station, codenamed JOR, is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line and the North Clyde Line. It is located near the Jordanhill Campus of the University of Strathclyde and the Jordanhill School and sits atop Crow Road, an important western thoroughfare in Glasgow and the main route to the Clyde Tunnel. The station is in the Glasgow postcode area at G11 7DW and its geographical coordinates are 55°52′57.6″N 4°19′30.4″W / 55.882667°N 4.325111°W / 55.882667; -4.325111.
History
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Services
As part of the Argyle Line, the station is used — along with Glasgow Central and Anderston — by those commuting to and from Central Glasgow, near the heart of its business and financial district. The typical hourly service from the station is four trains per hour to Dalmuir via Clydebank, two trains to Motherwell via Glasgow Central and two trains to Springburn via Glasgow Queen Street. In SRA's 2002/3 financial year, 85,861 people boarded trains at Jordanhill station, and 94,613 alighted.
The station no longer has a staffed ticket counter, but it contains a ticket machine, one of ten built by SPT around the end of 2003 as part of a drive to curb fare dodging, which was estimated to be costing the company £2 million a year. There is a ramp up to both platforms and a connecting footbridge between them.
Gallery
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Bridge over Crow Road, showing the old Strathclyde Transport logo
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Platform one, looking east towards Hyndland
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The ramp up to Platform 1
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Train arriving at Platform 2, on 2 March 2006.
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The automated ticket machine
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Timetables and information notices
Notes and references
- Map of SPT Rail network.
- First Scotrail Timetable - Glasgow-Milngavie, Dalmuir, Balloch, Helensburgh Central; Glasgow-Maryhill, Anniesland; Glasgow-Helensburgh Upper, Garelochhead (including ferry connections to Helensburgh, Kilcreggan and Gourock) (Accessed 02 March 2006) (PDF)
- The usage information (Station Entries and Station Exits) is based on ticket sales in the financial year 2002/03 and covers all National Rail stations. It does not include those stations that are owned by TfL. The calculation of station usage levels uses sales recorded in the railway ticketing system prior to their allocation to individual operators. It does not take into account any changes of train during the course of a journey. The ticketing system does not record certain journeys made using TfL bought travelcards, TfL Freedom Passes, staff travel passes and certain other PTE specific products. Continued usage notes, and Excel format table for all stations available.
- The Scotsman, 2 December, 2003
External links
- Train times and station information for Jordanhill railway station from National Rail
- TimetableTemplate:PDFlink
- Station facilities from First Group
- RailScot: Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
- Map of rail area from Sustrans (UK)
- Template:Placeopedia
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| Hyndland | First ScotRail |
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