Cardross railway station
Cardross  | |
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Cardross railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Cardross |
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute |
| Coordinates | 55°57′36″N 4°39′09″W / 55.9601°N 4.6526°WCoordinates: 55°57′36″N 4°39′09″W / 55.9601°N 4.6526°W |
| Grid reference | NS344773 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CDR |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.228 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.231 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.227 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.227 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.180 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 28 May 1858[1] | Station opened |
| 4 November 1960 | Electric train service commenced |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cardross from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Cardross railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cardross, Scotland. The station is 19 miles (31 km) north west of Glasgow Queen Street on the North Clyde Line. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail.
History
The station was opened by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway on 28 May 1858.[1] On 4 November 1960 electric services commenced using the Class 303 EMU.
The station has undergone many refurbishments. Between October and December 2010 a major refurbishment was carried out by Network Rail, including platform surface renewals and improved disabled access.
Services
2009/2010
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Airdrie and westbound towards Helensburgh Central. The service was operated by Class 320s and Class 334s
2010/2011 (From 12 December 2010)
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond to Edinburgh Waverley and westbound towards Helensburgh Central. The interim timetable pending availability of sufficient Class 334s to operate the service has on Mondays to Fridays one eastbound train per hour terminating at Airdrie.
2016
The basic frequency remains half-hourly on weekdays, running southbound to Edinburgh via Queen Street Low Level, Airdrie & Bathgate. These run limited stop between Dumbarton East and Queen Street L.L and omit stations east of there through to Bathgate. On Sundays the frequency remains the same but the stopping pattern changes to all stations via Singer.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalreoch | Abellio ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Craigendoran | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Dalreoch Line and Station open |
Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway North British Railway |
Craigendoran Line and Station open | ||
References
Notes
- 1 2 Butt (1995)
- ↑ Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.