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Jordanhill railway station serves Jordanhill in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line and the North Clyde Line The station is located at 55°52′57.6″N 4°19′30.4″W / 55.882667°N 4.325111°W / 55.882667; -4.325111, near the Jordanhill campus of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, and the Jordanhill grammar school. The station sits atop Crow Road - which is one of Glasgow's important western thoroughfares and the main route to the Clyde Tunnel.

History

The station opened on 1 August 1887 as part of the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway. It effectively filled a gap in provision, as lines in the area had already been constructed; the Whiteinch and Stobcross Railways both opened in 1874, but no station was constructed on these lines at Jordanhill. A new link allowed services to Whiteinch Victoria Park to begin in 1897, but they ceased in 1951 and the line was closed to freight in 1967.

A serious accident occurred on 28 April 1980 when a three-coach train carrying 80 passengers from Dalmuir to Motherwell derailed at the Hyndland junction just after leaving Jordanhill. All the bogies 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. The freight line had seen near-disaster on 28 December, 1932 when seventeen wagons laden with coal ran away on a slight incline on the sidings operated by the Great Western Laundry: they ran into other wagons, derailing nine and spilling coal over the line.

In 1998, Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) undertook a study into the possible relocation of the station west to Westbrae Drive . A December 2002 report from the Scottish Executive included this station as part of their High Resource Scenario, estimating the project cost at approximately £2 million. By 2004, SPT had identified this station as one of their top three priorities, and Glasgow City Council had identified it as a "main priority".

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 Charlie Gordon, the leader of Glasgow City Council, who said that having a second station in Jordanhill would assist students at the nearby Jordanhill campus of Strathclyde University. The proposed new station would have been only roughly 500 yards away.

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.

The station is entirely unstaffed, but it contains a ticket machine. There is a ramp up to both platforms and a connecting footbridge between them. The station car park has room for eleven cars, with two spaces designated for the disabled. There are cycle racks for ten cycles. A closed circuit TV system was introduced in 2002 to monitor the station.

References

1. Map of SPT Rail network (PDF).
2. http://www.cat-flap.demon.co.uk/glasgow.htm
3. Railscot: Stobcross Railway
4. http://www.ltsn.gla.ac.uk/ewan/chronology/range.asp?start=1948&end=1959
5. The Times, 29 April, 1980
6. The Times, 29 December, 1932
7. http://www.ptiscotland.org.uk/Publications/Annual_report/16.html
8. SCOTTISH STRATEGIC RAIL STUDY: Working Paper 6 - High Resource Scenario
9. Faculty of Education Estate Strategy, Staff Meeting at Jordanhill Campus Monday, 11 October 2004
10. The Herald, 20 August, 2001
11. 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)
12. "CCTV boost for SPT Rail Network". 2 December 2002. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |org= ignored (help)

External links

• Train times and station information for Jordanhill railway station from National Rail
• Timetable
• Jordanhill railway station satellite view on Google Local
• Station facilities from First Group
• RailScot: Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
• Map of rail area from Sustrans (UK)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hyndland		First ScotRail (Argyle Line)		Scotstounhill

• Railway stations in Glasgow