Calderpark Halt railway station

Calderpark Halt railway station or Calderpark for Glasgow Zoo served Calderpark Zoo opened in 1947 on the old estate of Calderpark and the Baillieston area of Glasgow, Scotland on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton. Glasgow Zoo closed in 2003.

History

The halt was opened by the British Transport Commission to serve Glasgow Zoo in 1951 on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway route by Mrs Cameron wife of British Railway's Chief Regional Officer for the area.
The route was also known as the London and North Eastern Railway's Hamilton Branch. It was closed when the line was closed to passenger traffic on 4 July 1955. The line was closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964.

Infrastructure

The halt had a name board that read 'Calderpark for the Zoo', had electric lighting, two concrete platforms with simple brick built shelters and toilets on the northern side with sloping concrete roofing on a double track section of track standing just to the west of the North Calder Viaduct. The Calderpark Viaduct lay to the west. The remains of the halt on the dismantled line are shown with two shelters on the south side of the line in a low cutting just off Baillieston Road.

Remains on site

Glasgow Zoo closed in 2003 and eventually the buildings were demolished and replaced by a housing estate. The site of Calderpark Halt has become Calderpark Terrace and the only remains are at the site of the old North Calder Viaduct.