Cumberland_Street_railway_station
Cumberland Street railway station
Former railway station in Scotland
Cumberland Street railway station, Glasgow, Scotland, was developed by the Glasgow and South Western Railway in 1900,[1] as a replacement for Main Street station, Gorbals, following the doubling of the track from Port Eglinton to St Enoch station.[2] It was in operation until 1966, when passenger services to St Enoch station ended. It has been proposed to reopen the station as part of the Glasgow Crossrail project.
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In late October 2012 the Cumberland street building was sealed in with concrete blocks.
The station was originally called Eglinton Street,[3] but its name was changed to Cumberland Street in the 1920s to avoid confusion with the Caledonian Railway's Eglinton Street station, which served trains operating from Glasgow Central.
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