Gallowgate Central railway station
| Gallowgate Central | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Gallowgate |
| Area | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°51′19″N 4°13′50″W / 55.8554°N 4.2305°WCoordinates: 55°51′19″N 4°13′50″W / 55.8554°N 4.2305°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Glasgow City and District Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 June 1892 | Opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Gallowgate Central railway station was located in Glasgow, Scotland and served the Gallowgate area of that city via the Glasgow City and District Railway. It was located on the Bridgeton Central branch of the modern North Clyde line, now closed.
In the poem Skimbleshanks by T S Eliot, written in 1939 as part of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, the night mail train finally arrives in Gallowgate.
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