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Queen's Park (Glasgow) railway station
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Queen's Park railway station is a railway station serving the Queen's Park
area of Glasgow
. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line
. Services are provided by First ScotRail
on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
.
, which opened as far as on 1 March 1886 (the line through to the first Cathcart station opened a few months later, on 25 May 1886). The station maintains its original island platform and station building to this day.
The lines through the station were electrified as part of the Glasgow South Bank Electrification in May 1962.
From July to August 2008, the Cathcart Circle was closed for a short period to allow for subsidence repair works near Pollokshields East railway station
. During this closure, Queens Park was, along with several other stations on the line, one of the first to receive the new ScotRail
colours and signage that would replace Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
and the incumbent franchise holder's branding.
Those who are heading to see Queen's Park F.C., the local football team, are advised not to alight at this station but proceed up to Mount Florida station, five minutes' walk away from their home ground of Hampden Park, which is also home of the Scotland national side.
Queens Park Station is now protected as a category B listed building. In 2011, part of the station was converted to house Queens Park Railway Club, a contemporary art space.
Queen's Park, Glasgow
Situated on the south side of the city of Glasgow, in Scotland, Queen's Park lies approximately two miles from the city centre, and can refer both to the park itself, the adjacent residential district, or the football team Queen's Park F.C.The park was developed in the late 19th century in...
area of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line
Cathcart Circle Lines
The Cathcart Circle Lines form a suburban railway route linking Glasgow to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton and Neilston. All of the routes serve Glasgow's southern suburbs, i.e. on the south bank of the River Clyde...
. Services are provided by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland...
.
History
Queen's Park station opened with the first section of the Cathcart District RailwayCathcart District Railway
The Cathcart District Railway was authorised on 7 September 1880. The eastern section to Cathcart opened to Mount Florida station on 1 March 1886. The line was completed through to the first Cathcart station on 25 May 1886...
, which opened as far as on 1 March 1886 (the line through to the first Cathcart station opened a few months later, on 25 May 1886). The station maintains its original island platform and station building to this day.
The lines through the station were electrified as part of the Glasgow South Bank Electrification in May 1962.
From July to August 2008, the Cathcart Circle was closed for a short period to allow for subsidence repair works near Pollokshields East railway station
Pollokshields East railway station
Pollokshields East railway station is one of two railway stations serving Pollokshields in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line.- 2008 :...
. During this closure, Queens Park was, along with several other stations on the line, one of the first to receive the new ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
colours and signage that would replace Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland...
and the incumbent franchise holder's branding.
Those who are heading to see Queen's Park F.C., the local football team, are advised not to alight at this station but proceed up to Mount Florida station, five minutes' walk away from their home ground of Hampden Park, which is also home of the Scotland national side.
Queens Park Station is now protected as a category B listed building. In 2011, part of the station was converted to house Queens Park Railway Club, a contemporary art space.