Glaswegians still have fond memories of the old St Enoch railway station and hotel which said farewell to the city almost 50 years ago.
The station operated at St Enoch for ninety years with the first passenger train stopping at the station in May 1876, Seven years later, the Glasgow and South Western Railway took over the building with it becoming their new headquarters. You could catch a train here to the likes of Ayr, Carlisle and Dumfries with the suburban service to East Kilbride being diverted to Glasgow Central in 1959.
Inside, the station had 12 platforms and two impressive semi-cylindrical glass/iron roofed train sheds. The building was closed on 27 June 1966. It wouldn’t be until over a decade later that the roof of the structure would be demolished in 1977 despite protests.
One part of the station which was saved can still be viewed at Cumbernauld Town Centre where you can find the old station clock that was at one time suspended from the roof.
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5. St Enoch railway station (1965)
A high level view of St Enoch railway station in 1965 the year before its closure. When the station closed in 1966, 250 trains and 23,000 passengers a day were diverted to Glasgow Central station. | Glasgow City Archives
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6. St Enoch railway station (1896)
The exterior of St Enoch railway station and hotel pictured in 1896. It was opened in 1876 by the City of Glasgow Union Railway. | Glasgow City Archives
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7. St Enoch hotel (1967)
St Enoch hotel and station pictured in 1967.The station was closed in June 1966 as part of the rationalisation of the railway system undertaken by. | Glasgow City Archives
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8. St Enoch station (1936)
A look inside St Enoch station in 1936 with kiosk stalls on display. | Glasgow City Archives