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| '''Jordanhill railway station''' serves ] in ], ]. The ] is managed by ] and lies on the ] and the ].<ref>.</ref> It is located at {{coor dms|55|52|57.6|N|4|19|30.4|W|type:landmark}}, near the campus of the ] and the ]. The station sits atop ], an important western thoroughfare in Glasgow, and the main route to the ]. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| The station opened on ] ] as part of the ].<ref></ref> It 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 freight in 1967.<ref></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 ] on the leading coach left the rails, causing fifteen people (nine women and six men) to be injured seriously enough to be taken to hospital.<ref>'']'', 29 April 1980</ref> The freight line had seen 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> | |||
| 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.<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 leader of Glasgow City Council, who said that having a second station in Jordanhill would assist students at the nearby Jordanhill campus of ].<ref>'']'', 20 August 2001</ref> The proposed new station would have been only roughly 500 yards away. | |||
| ==Services== | |||
| As part of the ], the station is used — along with ] and ] — 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 ] via ], two trains to ] via Glasgow Central and two trains to ] via ]. <ref> (Accessed 02 March 2006) (PDF)</ref> | |||
| The station is not staffed, but it contains a ]. There is a ramp up to both ] and a connecting ] between them. The station ] has room for eleven cars, with two spaces designated for the ]. There are ] for ten cycles. A ] system was introduced in 2002 to monitor the station.<ref>{{Citenews | title=CCTV boost for SPT Rail Network | date=2 December 2002 | org=Strathclyde Passenger Transport | url=http://www.spt.co.uk/news/story147.html}}</ref> | |||
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