on 1 July 1892 with an intermediate station at Gallowgate, and the G&SWR provided a spur to that line from the City of Glasgow Union line, opening on 1 April 1893. However that service was unsuccessful, and was withdrawn on 1 February 1913; the spur connection was closed. Bridgeton station area was used for stabling and carriage cleaning, but the station was closed on 4 November 1979 when the Argyle Line opened; the branch continued to be used for carriage servicing for some years. Electrification Under a modernisation scheme of 1955, the GC&DR route was to be electrified as part of a proposed enhancement of the whole of the former NBR North Clyde lines. The four platforms at Queen Street Low Level were closed from 10 to 13 August 1959 for remodelling to a simple two-platform station as a prelude to electrification. Full electrification was inaugurated on 7 November 1960 but a series of transformer explosions in the new electric units resulted in restoration of the steam service, which continued from 19 December until 1 October 1961, when the full electric service was reinstated after modifications to the electrical system of the units. The present day The original GC&DR line through the city is open, carrying a busy suburban passenger service operated by ScotRail. Topography Locations on the line were: Kelvinhaugh Junction; divergence from the Stobcross line and the Glasgow Central Railway; Finnieston; opened 15 March 1886; closed 1 January 1917; a Finnieston station was opened on the Argyle Line on 5 November 1979; it was renamed Exhibition Centre 1986; Charing Cross; opened 15 March 1886; Glasgow Queen Street; College; new station 15 March 1886 replacing terminus at higher level; renamed Glasgow High Street 1914; High Street East Junction; convergence with City of Glasgow Union Line and College Goods. Connections to other lines NBR Coatbridge Branch at High Street East Junction City of Glasgow Union Railway at High Street East Junction and Gallowgate Stobcross Railway at Kelvinhaugh Junction Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway at Knightswood North Junction Notes References Sources Pre-grouping British railway companies Early Scottish railway companies Transport in Glasgow Railway companies established in 1882 Railway lines opened in 1886