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Jordanhill railway station is a suburban railway station in the Jordanhill area on the west side of Glasgow, Scotland. The station, which is governed by Transport Scotland and managed by First ScotRail, lies on the Argyle Line and the North Clyde Line. It is located near the Jordanhill Campus of the University of Strathclyde and the Jordanhill School and sits atop Crow Road, an important western thoroughfare in Glasgow and the main route to the Clyde Tunnel. The station is five stops and eleven minutes journey time from Glasgow Central.

History

The station opened on 1 August 1887 as part of the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway. Construction of the station structure was not completed until 1895, with modular-design wooden buildings, commonly seen on the new suburban railway lines, being built on both platforms. The station is located on part of the former site of brick and tile works, Jordanhill being an area of artisans and miners until the close of the 19th century. The railway station arrived just as much of the local industry was declining, giving residents, who previously had to walk to Hillhead or Partick to find transport into Glasgow, proper access to the city centre.

The station's opening effectively filled a gap in provision, as lines in the area had already been constructed; the Whiteinch and Stobcross Railways both opened in 1874, but no station was constructed on these lines at Jordanhill. A new link allowed services to Whiteinch Victoria Park to begin in 1897, but they ceased in 1951 and the link was closed to freight in 1967. The route of the link has been converted into a nature walk from Victoria Park to Jordanhill station, running alongside the existing line for approximately half its length.

On 15 January 1898, a man named J. Johnstone, a member of the Whiteinch Harriers running club, was killed while attempting to run across the line west of the station. A small lead memorial stood on the spot for many years. The freight line saw near-disaster on 28 December 1932 when seventeen wagons laden with coal ran away on a slight incline on the sidings operated by the Great Western Steam Laundry; they ran into other wagons, derailing nine and spilling coal over the line, seriously disrupting passenger traffic.

A serious accident occurred on 28 April 1980 when a three-coach train carrying 80 passengers from Dalmuir to Motherwell derailed at the Hyndland junction just after leaving Jordanhill. All the bogies on the leading coach left the rails, causing fifteen people (nine women and six men) to be injured seriously enough for them to be taken to the Western Infirmary.

In 1998, Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) undertook a study into the possible relocation of the station west to Westbrae Drive. A December 2002 report from the Scottish Executive included this station as part of their High Resource Scenario, estimating the project cost at approximately £2 million (USD 3.5 million). By 2004, SPT had identified this station as one of their top three priorities, and Glasgow City Council had identified it as a "main priority".

An alternative proposal would keep the existing station open, but with many services calling only at a new Westbrae Drive station. This proposal was backed in August 2001 by Charlie Gordon, then leader of Glasgow City Council, who said that having a second station in Jordanhill would assist students at the nearby Jordanhill campus of the University of Strathclyde. The proposed new station would have been only roughly 500 yards (460 m) away.

If Glasgow has a successful bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Jordanhill Station would be among those rebuilt, through a £ 300 million transport legacy plan.

The 2005 book White Rage, by Campbell Armstrong, includes scenes at this station.

Services

As part of the Argyle Line, the station is used — along with Glasgow Central and Anderston — by those commuting to and from Central Glasgow, near the heart of its business and financial district. The typical hourly service from the station is four trains per hour to Dalmuir via Clydebank, two trains to Motherwell via Glasgow Central and two trains to Springburn via Glasgow Queen Street. In SRA's 2002/3 financial year, 85,861 people boarded trains at Jordanhill station, and 94,613 disembarked, making it the 1029th busiest station in the United Kingdom, and 25th busiest on the Argyle Line.

The station no longer has a staffed ticket counter, but it contains a ticket machine, one of ten built by SPT around the end of 2003 as part of a drive to curb fare dodging, which was estimated to be costing the company £2 million a year. Both platforms are elevated and each has a wheelchair ramp. There is a connecting footbridge between the two platforms.

In the area

The Jordanhill Campus of the University of Strathclyde, which hosts the Faculty of Education, is located nearby.

There are two sports facilities accessible from the station:

• New Anniesland, a rugby and cricket playing field is home to the Glasgow Academicals rugby union team and the Glasgow Accies Cricket Club
• Old Anniesland, home to the Glasgow Hawks professional rugby union team

Gallery

• Bridge over Crow Road, showing the old Strathclyde Transport logo
• Platform one, looking east towards Hyndland
• The automated ticket machine

Notes and references

1. National Rail's code for this station is JOR
2. Map of SPT Rail network
3. The station is at grid reference NS546679 (coordinates 55°52′57″N 4°19′29″W / 55.8826°N 4.3246°W / 55.8826; -4.3246) with a Glasgow postcode of G11 7DW.
4. A chronology of Glasgow's railways
5. Johnston, C. Glasgow Stations. London: Newton Abbot. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
6. Template:News reference
7. Donnelly, Max (1987) "Jordanhill - A Historical Sketch" (2nd ed) (Glasgow: Self-published (printed at Strathclyde University))
8. Railscot: Stobcross Railway
9. 1951 Chronology of RAILSCOT
10. 1967 Chronology of RAILSCOT
11. Railways in Jordanhill (contains Ordnance Survey map of station)
12. "Coal wagons derailed: A shunting accident", The Times, 29 December 1932 page 5
13. "Fifteen hurt as three-coach train jumps rail", The Times, 29 April 1980 page 4
14. SPT Publications: New stations
15. SCOTTISH STRATEGIC RAIL STUDY: Working Paper 6 - High Resource Scenario
16. Faculty of Education Estate Strategy, Staff Meeting at Jordanhill Campus Monday, 11 October 2004
17. The Herald, 20 August 2001
18. Template:News reference Free preview, subscription required.
19. First Scotrail Timetable - Glasgow-Milngavie, Dalmuir, Balloch, Helensburgh Central; Glasgow-Maryhill, Anniesland; Glasgow-Helensburgh Upper, Garelochhead (including ferry connections to Helensburgh, Kilcreggan and Gourock) (Accessed 2 March 2006) (PDF)
20. The usage information (Station Entries and Station Exits) is based on ticket sales in the financial year 2002/03 and covers all National Rail stations. It does not include those stations that are owned by TfL. The calculation of station usage levels uses sales recorded in the railway ticketing system prior to their allocation to individual operators. It does not take into account any changes of train during the course of a journey. The ticketing system does not record certain journeys made using TfL bought travelcards, TfL Freedom Passes, staff travel passes and certain other PTE specific products. Continued usage notes, and Excel format table for all stations available.
21. The Scotsman, 2 December 2003

External links

• Train times and station information for Jordanhill railway station from National Rail
• TimetableTemplate:PDFlink
• Station facilities from First Group
• RailScot: Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
• Map of rail area from Sustrans (UK)
• Template:Placeopedia
• Satellite view of station on Google Local (UK) (requires Javascript)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hyndland		First ScotRail (Argyle Line)		Scotstounhill
Hyndland		First ScotRail (North Clyde Line)		Scotstounhill

• Railway stations in Glasgow
• Jordanhill