Opening
The railway received Royal Assent in 1864, with the first section of line between Shields Road and Dunlop Street on 12 December 1870, a section of line which included the first railway bridge built across the Clyde. By 1 June 1871 the line was extended to Bellgrove. The line through to Sighthill Junction was opened to goods traffic on 18 August 1875, although it was not until 1 January 1881 that passenger services reached Alexandra Parade; 1 October 1883 to Barnhill; and 1 January 1887 to Springburn, beyond Sighthill Junction.
By 1901 the section between Gorbals Junction and St Enoch railway station was quadrupled, including the widening of the Clyde Bridge.
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