On this date in 2006 English-language Wikipedia reached its one millionth article: Jordanhill Railway Station. Here are 10 facts from that article at time of writing:
Jordanhill Railway Station is located in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland.
Coordinates 55.8826°N 4.3246°W to be exact.
It opened on 1 August 1887 as part of the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway, but was not fully built until 1895.
It’s five stops and eleven minutes' journey time from Glasgow Central on the Argyle Line.
It was built on the site of a former brick and tile works.
It is managed by ScotRail.
On 15 January 1898, J. Johnstone, a member of the Whiteinch Harriers running club, was killed while attempting to run across the line west of the station. A small lead memorial stood on the spot for many years.
In the 2002/2003 financial year, 85,861 people boarded trains at Jordanhill station, and 94,613 disembarked. This meant Jordanhill was the 1,029th busiest station in the United Kingdom.
The car park is very small with just 11 spaces. The station is not permanently staffed but does have a ticket machine.
Both platforms have a wheelchair ramp.
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