Bellgrove Train Station

A bizarre little rural style station that sits as a somewhat of a gateway to the mystical (!) East End; there’s no staff on the platform, no ticket office, no facilities bar a couple of ticket machines inside a fairly basic shelter.
All Bellgrove has going for it is location — it’s less than a mile from Celtic Park, and also within walking/​stumbling distance of the mighty Duke Street.
It’s open to the elements, it’s seen better days, but it’s functional. It does what it’s designed for. Access could be better for some with a flight of stairs to the platform from the road, but it is what it is.

Bellgrove is a decent wee east-​end train station.
Covering both lines from Drumgelloch and Airdrie to Helensburgh and Balloch, and connecting with stations to Springburn, Bellgrove is slap bang in the middle of the city centre and the east end. It’s in walking distance of Parkhead, Dennistoun, and not too far from the east-​end/​Barrowlands area of town.
It’s a relatively small station, with one platform down the middle where you can step on a train going in either direction. There is no manned ticket booth, but there are some seats and sheltered areas.

This little train station is quite basic, with only a couple of benches and a little metal shelter to take cover from the unpredictable Scottish weather. However, it provides good links from Dennistoun to the city centre and west end, as well as services running to Springburn and beyond.
I find the train to be a much more pleasant way to travel than the busy local buses, beating traffic and providing a much more comfortable method of travel. This station is ideal for those in the east end to hop on and off a train and be in town in no time, and if you’re lucky enough, you might even be off the train before the conductor gets to you and get away with skipping the fare… bonus!