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Kirklee railway station

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The bulk of the station site is now occupied by blocks of apartments, however the platforms partially remain in place to the south, beyond the supports for a bridge which has since been removed, and just before a long tunnel leading to
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Urquhart, Gordon R. (2000). 'Along Great Western Road: An Illustrated History of Glasgow's West End'. Stenlake Publishing.
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Anderson, Paul and Smith, W.A.C. (1993). Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways. Irwell Press.
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who earned his knighthood on the basis of his design for the extension of the
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Video footage of the remnants of Kirklee for North Kelvinside Station.
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Morton, Henry B. (1973). 'A Hillhead Album'. Unknown publisher.
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The station has been fenced in on both sides in 2017.
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The station building was designed by famous architect
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Kelvinside, Glasgow
Grid reference
NS567678
Glasgow Central Railway
Caledonian Railway
LMS
railway station
Kelvinside
Glasgow
Glasgow Central Railway
Sir J.J. Burnet
British Museum
Botanic Gardens railway station



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RAILSCOT on the Glasgow Central Railway
Video footage of the remnants of Kirklee for North Kelvinside Station.
Historical railways
Botanic Gardens
Caledonian Railway

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