Ths Whiteinch Victoria Park railway station was built when the train line started to accommodate passenger trains in addition to goods trains. No remains of the station are to be seen on what is now the Victoria Park Nature WalkThe line opened in 1874 for goods, then a passenger service began in 1897. It closed to passengers in 1951 and to goods in 1965. For a long time it lay derelict and was known as the ‘dummy railway’. Great fun when you were a child

Whiteinch Victoria Park railway station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteinch_Victoria_Park_railway_station Whiteinch Victoria Park railway station was a suburban railway station serving Whiteinch in Glasgow, Scotland. It was opened as a goods station known as Whiteinch in 1874 as part of the newly constructed Whiteinch Railway. In 1897, the station was rebuilt as Whiteinch Victoria Park, with services running to Jordanhill railway station. However, the passenger service was terminated in 1951. It remained in use for goods and as a depot during the electrification of other routes in the area, finally closing in 1967 https://www.railscot.co.uk/Whiteinch_Railway/index.php Whiteinch RailwaySome of this railway is open. The line ran from Jordanhill to Whiteinch in connection with a tramway and shipyard at Whiteinch. Whiteinch East JunctionThe original junction for the Whiteinch branch near Hyndland was to the east of the later Jordanhill station. The line crossed the main road to the south of the later station with a level crossing and ran west and then south to Whiteinch. Later this line was duplicated by a new line running from west of Jordanhill to Whiteinch. The section from Hyndland through Jordanhill station and over the road on a bridge was probably opened in connection with the <a href="https://www.railscot.co.uk/Glasgow_Yoker_and_Clydebank/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway</a>. Whiteinch Victoria Park Was Whiteinch. The station was used as a depot during the Glasgow electrification.

At the southern end of the Victoria Park Nature Walk path is the unmarked site of significant railway sidings and buildings associated with Lanarkshire & Dunbartonshire Railway line, including the Goods Yard of Whiteinch Victoria Park Station (1897).




This is one of three heritage trails within Scotstoun. They all start and end at Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre. This trail is centred in a busy area with main roads and a well used cycle path which has cyclists, pedestrians and dog walkers. Please make sure you exercise caution at all times and where  possible use pedestrian crossings.

Whiteinch Victoria Park railway station

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