Possilpark & Parkhouse Railway Station
✓ Station Visit 63
Rudy has been on two trains at Possilpark & Parkhouse, firstly on the 1st of September 2018 and then on the 23rd of September 2020.
Possilpark & Parkhouse is a two platform station on the Maryhill Line. Opened in 1993 when British Rail reintroduced stopping passenger services on the route. With the train line here running under Balmore Road the station is accessible via stairs and long gently sloping ramps from street level. The original 1885 Possilpark Station closed in 1950 on the other side of the road bridge but nothing now remains to be seen of it. This is our last station on the Maryhill Line to properly visit and explore. It’s a small railway route with only eight stations but feels like a big accomplishment to complete it as travel restrictions eased for a short while during 2020 and the covid-19 pandemic!
Rudy's Adventures at Possilpark & Parkhouse
Possilpark & Parkhouse station walks and places to visit.
Lambhill Stables
An afternoon walk at Possilpark and Parkhouse train station.
Cowlairs Park
Possilpark, colloquially known as Possil, is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde and centred around Saracen Street. The area developed around Saracen Foundry of Walter MacFarlane & Co., which was the main employer. In the wake of the Saracen Foundry's closure in 1967, this part of Glasgow became one of the poorest in the United Kingdom, and decades later deprivation and crime rates remain high.
A variety of diverse community organisations operate in the area, providing arts, sports, health and gardening provision and community regeneration, including Young People's Futures, The Concrete Garden, Possobilities and Friends of Possilpark Greenspace. The district is served by both Possilpark & Parkhouse and Ashfield railway stations on the Maryhill Line.
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